Thursday, December 24, 2020

Star and Stripes--Finish

 


I'm super excited to share this finish!  With Christmas right around the corner you would think I would be showing you a holiday themed quilt.  And you are right, just the wrong holiday.  I beat to my own drum.  I purchased those lovely blue fat quarters back in the spring and wanted so badly to turn them into something.  With a little help of the 101 Fabulous Small Quilts book and some stash fabrics, this little wall hanging was born.

Before quilting could start and I to decide on over all or custom quilting.  Since it is so small I went when custom with matching threads.


I found the perfect colors in my Aurifil thread stash, #2021 Natural White, #2783 Medium Delft Blue and #2260 Red Wine (my personal favorite name)


All of the ruler work was done with Natalia Bonner's 4-N-1 Mini Quilting Ruler.  I love that it allows me to easily switch from stitching straight lines to curves without stopping to look for three other rulers.

When it came to the white stripe I knew I wanted to do something a little different, thread wise.


So decided on this spool of Aurifil #3852 Liberty to create the chain of wonky stars.





And for a little finishing touch, I had to go with a flange binding.  It is my favorite way to finish off my quilts.


I'm not exactly sure what I will do with this one.  Gift it?  Sell it?  What I do know is that I had a ton of fun creating it.









9 comments:

Kathleen said...

Wonderful finish, Tish. You get things done when you get them done, that is ok. And, it is nice to have one in the wings for when you need it.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

very pretty! Merry Christmas

Cheryl said...

The quilt is beautiful and the custom quilting you added is fantastic!

piecefulwendy said...

It's always fun to see your beautiful quilting, Tish - and I like the quilt design, too! Merry Christmas!

Vicki in MN said...

It is lovely, no matter what season.

Emily said...

Very pretty! Red white and blue are appropriate every day of the year! Merry Christmas!

Home Sewn By Us said...

Hi Tish! Fabulous finish for the end of the year. Red, white, and blue are always in season. {{Hugs}} and Merry Christmas! ~smile~ Roseanne

KaHolly said...

Lovely little finish, Tish! Hope you have a nice Christmas, considering.

Anja @ Anja Quilts said...

Well done! It's beautiful.

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