Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, October 20, 2017

Monkey Business!

It's pretty clear that I am not calling the shots when it comes to this quilt... the monkeys are in control!

While finishing up the final outer border this week, here was my plan:


A 5.5 inch strip of Kona Maize to match the sashing around the blocks.  But no...


Monkey cornerstones were suggested demanded... and so, of course, four more were made!  Since it is pink month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I made sure I included a little pink in these guys!  


Finally!  A finished quilt top!


Apparently these monkeys are Scrappy in more than one way, if you know what I mean!  I wonder what will happen when I try to quilt this one... 😂

Sharing at SoScrappy for Scrap Happy Saturday!





19 comments:

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Some quilts misbehave from start to finish. Monkeys can be especially bad :)

I love it though!

gayle said...

Love your dancing monkeys!
(And yes indeed, they do call the shots...)

Libby in TN said...

You did a great job whipping those monkeys into shape. So sweet.

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

I know the feeling some quilts just do not want to cooperated

Vicki in MN said...

Well those monkeys know what they are talking about for sure, love them being in the corner stones too;)

Jennifer said...

what a fantastic quilt! congrats on the finish!

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

How nice it looks with the cornerstones ! :)

Mary in Peoria Handmade said...

Wow. Those monkeys have good taste.

Monica said...

Well, this turned out beautifully! All the scrappy blocks give it so much more life. Great finish!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Sorry, Diann, but the monkeys were right. Monkeying around with the cornerstones was just the thing to finish off the quilt!

Cathy said...

It’s pretty obvious to us that these scrappy monkeys have quilting in their DNA. They haven’t led you wrong yet! Trust them when it comes to the quilting! xo

Angie in SoCal said...

Gorgeous - really like your blocks.

Kate said...

Such a fun quilt! I love the dark inner border than the lighter outer border.

Katie Z. said...

What a beautiful quilt!

PaulaB quilts said...

Love the way my eyes keep hopping around the quilt, trying to take it all in also enjoy each block. A real monkey experience. Congrats!

Angie said...

Great finish! I'm glad you listened to the monkeys!

Karen S said...

It has turned into a great quilt top and looks lovely.
The borders are a great finish.
Cheers, Karen
http://sunburntquilts.com.au/

Cathy said...

This turned out soooo cute! Monkeys rule!

canuckquilter said...

Very cute! The monkeys knew what they were talking about. The monkeys in the corners are perfect.