A finished goal

I actually finished this baby quilt a couple of weeks ago, but I never managed to take proper photos of it until now.

I am completely in love with the binding on this quilt. It totally changed the whole feeling of the project and gave it such a cheerful and playful finish. Don’t you agree?

Materials

For this little quilt I used two printed charm packs:

• Cape Ann by Moda Fabrics
• Hoo’s in the Forest by Riley Blake

I also used two solid Kona charm packs. The background fabric is Sage Kona Cotton, while the backing fabric is also from Riley Blake.

The binding fabric is actually something I bought while visiting Amsterdam, and honestly I had been too afraid to cut into it for a long time. Such foolishness, because it turned out absolutely perfect for this quilt.

Process

I quilted the entire quilt with straight-line quilting around the pinwheel shapes.

And for the very first time, I tried machine binding instead of hand binding. I always hand-bind my quilts, so this felt like a huge change for me. But honestly? It was heaven on earth. So much faster and surprisingly neat and clean.

 

I also managed to make a little progress on my Butterfly Quilt. Not a huge amount, but enough to make me happy. I still absolutely adore these colors.

And apparently my golden retriever loves this quilt too. 

Now on This Week’s Statistics

• Dresden Quilt — I left the hand quilting for the winter.
• Checkers Quilt — basting.
• Butterfly Quilt — yes, finally quilting this eternal UFO.
• Swoon Quilt — piecing the top, another block already finished.

This Week’s Stats

• Completed Projects: 1
• New Projects: 0 (I promised myself not to start anything new until I finish these UFOs!)
• Projects in Progress: 4

Now it is your turn! Hop over to  Freshly Pieced and take a peek at what everyone else is working on this week.