Tuesday

I finally finished a little something that has been sitting on my works in progress pile for oh about four months. My first quilt…

080513_02_180701-edit.jpg

Even the cats are impressed that I actually got around to finishing it:)

I do have to admit that I sort of cheated on this, because it doesn’t have any binding around the edges. I really wanted to finish it though and I figured binding the quilt would probably take me another four months, so I just went ahead and top-stitched the edges. I am glad though that I waited those four months to finish it, since the quilting went so much smoother on my new machine than it would have on my old one! :)

080513_02_180816-edit.jpg

The plan is to use this quilt in our living room and so I backed it in a nice soft flannel so it is extra nice for cuddling up on the couch to read a good book. Hopefully it won’t take me another four months to make some matching throw pillows & curtains for the living room ;) Although trying to figure out the math for making a log cabin pillow might take me that long! :) (Unless anyone knows of a really good tutorial for a 20×20 inch sized throw pillow in a log cabin pattern?)

Edited to include: I am really behind on emails right now, so if you have left a comment lately thank you! I am hoping to catch up soon :) 

14 comments

1 Karyn { 05.14.08 at 4:25 am }

Wow! That is beautiful! Great job!

2 amandajean { 05.14.08 at 6:47 am }

nice job on your quilt Chara!

3 Anina { 05.14.08 at 7:05 am }

It’s so pretty! I’ll gladly help you with the log cabin pillow if you want. :-)

4 stefanie { 05.14.08 at 7:22 am }

I love how interested the cats look in the first picture. Like: “Mama, what the heck is on our bed?” *smile*

5 Janey { 05.14.08 at 9:47 am }

Great Job on your first quilt. I think you may need to fight the cats to use it.Don’t worry about the binding you will get there someday.

6 Jill { 05.14.08 at 12:06 pm }

That is a great quilt. I may be strange but I always have a favourite patch on a quilt and it looks like Pounce and Axel do too, like they picked out that one blue piece.

7 capello { 05.14.08 at 12:11 pm }

it looks AWESOME!!!!!

8 Angie { 05.14.08 at 4:21 pm }

Great job! I just finished my quilt last weekend. I unfortunately did do the binding. Think I need to read up on that more for next time!

9 Lil' d { 05.14.08 at 9:52 pm }

That is really, really lovely.

10 kelly { 05.15.08 at 4:19 am }

congratulations! it looks great! -kb

11 Mirre { 05.15.08 at 12:49 pm }

Well done… I’m as impressed as your cats!

12 Tanya { 05.16.08 at 8:06 am }

Wow in the middle of a move you actually were able to complete a quilt? I am so impressed!! I love the way your cats are looking at “their” new quilt.

13 cici { 05.21.08 at 10:39 am }

love it. i love the how the cats are so interested - too cute!

14 London Southern Belle { 05.22.08 at 8:10 am }

stunning!! will you be taking custom orders on etsy? hint! hint! :)

Leave a Comment