Another finish!

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I finally finished the City Weekend quilt.  This one is entirely by me - I actually did all of the machine quilting!  It's all straight lines, as I'm not yet ready to tackle FMQ on anything larger than a potholder.  But I'm pleased with the way this one turned out.  It was also an effort to use up more of my own fabric, rather than buying more.  I had the charm packs for this, and they went well enough with the green that I gave it a shot.  I was quite nervous about it, but overall I'm pleased with how it turned out.  I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with this one, yet.  My daughter seems to really like it, but she also has an entire stack of quilts and blankets in her room.  Project Linus, maybe?  We'll see where it ends up!

Maybe this weekend, when I'm actually home while the sun is above the horizon, I can get outside to take a better picture, but for now, it's DONE!


So where does that leave me??

Recent Finishes

  • City Weekend
  • Fall Colors

Piecing -

  • Farmer's Wife (Finished up to #14)
  • Swoon (Finished #5)
  • FQ Block of the Month (Finished #5)
  • Summer Jewels
Top done, needs to be quilted
  • Reunion
  • Stacks of Color (Fiona's quilt)
  • Super-size Shoefly

Needs binding
  • Old Gold (batik hourglass)
 Planning
  • Ruby, Pearl and Opal (will be for my Quilt Bee)
  • Hulabaloo Stars
  • Batik Sampler Star
  • Hugs and Kisses (for Gunner)

Comments

  1. sueDecember 7, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    A win-win! Great job.

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  2. MajaDecember 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM

    I really like the way you designed the quilt!
    Looks great!

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    Replies
    1. BrennaDecember 10, 2012 at 8:12 AM

      Thank you! The design is from the Moda Bakeshop, but I did add to it to use the rest of the charm pack.

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