Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Thursday, January 21, 2021

A Friday Finish - Finally!

I'm excited to share that I finished Rainbow Zigzags up this week.  I started on this quilt in February of 2020 as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project with a few orange and green 4.5 inch half square triangles.


I kept going throughout the year until I had 9 rows in every color of the rainbow (including two blue rows - dark and light).


From there it wasn't too hard to sew the rows together, get this quilt layered and basted and work on quilting it.   Today it is finished!

49 x 72

And a peek at the backing:


Rainbow Zigzags needs a trip through the washer and dryer, and the label finished up.  I'll do the label when I know for sure where this quilt will live.  Meanwhile, I'm so very happy to have a finished quilt before January is through!

Sharing at Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict and at
SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday.










36 comments:

Michele McLaughlin said...

Catching up on blogs today! Loved your likes and your heart piece looks wonderful!!! The pupsters photos are great! Loved the bird! I am so glad you finished this zigzag quilt! It looks wonderful! Have a safe and happy day!

Linda said...

I'm excited for you! It turned out to be a gorgeous quilt, and the quilting looks great. It's big! Are you sure you can give it up? ;)

Julierose said...

Congratulations--WOW what a beautiful Rainbow zig zag this turned out to be--great work...and the quilting is lovely! Hugs Julierose

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Wonderful rainbow quilt!!

maggie fellow said...

congrats - it is wonderful

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

it looks great - I really like the way you quilted it.

Libby in TN said...

Woohoo! Great finish. I love your simple quilting.

grammajudyb said...

You know I’ve loved it from the start! So much fun to see it finished! The quilting is just perfect! Congratulations!

Vicki in MN said...

Give yourself a pat on the back for the finish of this beauty! So worth your time each month.

PaintedThread said...

Huzzah! It looks lovely.

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Super cute rainbow chevron quilt!!!

piecefulwendy said...

Yippee for the finish! It looks great!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Love, love, LOVE it, Diann!!! Congrats on finishing it up.

MissPat said...

Nice to see this one added to the finished pile and done in less than a year.
Pat

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Your quilt is fabulous. Great finish.

Anonymous said...

Fabulous finish! Such a pretty quilt!

Michelle
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scraphappy said...

It turned out great! Wherever it ends up living, it will be happy and help keep someone warm. Congratulations on getting finished before the end of the month.

Deb A said...

Beautiful finish! This one has been sew fun to watch you make.

Frog Quilter said...

So cute. Kudos.

Sheila said...

I really like how this turned out!!!!!! Congratulations on a beautiful rainbow challenge finish!

Barb N said...

I love rainbow quilts and yours turned out great! Enjoy being cozy beneath it.

Kathy S. said...

Yeah for a finish! It looks great. It's going to be so soft after the run through the washing and dryer. :)

Ivani said...

Congratulations Diann!! It is a beauty!

Jenny said...

It has been nice to see the zig zag rows evolve each month and now, here it is, a wonderful coloured zig zag quilt. Wel done, it looks great!

Maggie said...

Fantastic effort and a finish, it looks amazing.

Cathy said...

Congrats on a fantastic finish!

Sue said...

Congrats! I've been drooling over this quilt all year. I'm definitely making one of these someday!

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Hurray for a wonderful, colorful finish! Congratulations!

gayle said...

I've enjoyed seeing those HSTs all year - what a fantastic finish! ZigZags are big winners!

Susie H said...

Fantastic finish, Diann! Truly!! I love the subtle color variations within each color strip. Very pretty.

Yvonne said...

This is so very pretty!

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Zig zags are a favorite of mine and I love your rainbow variation. Actually, I am a sucker for any HST sort of layout! Well done!!!

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I think this is an amazing little scrap quilt. Nice work Diann.

Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

A wonderful finish!

Birthe Marie said...

Congratulations on a bautiful finish of this rainbow quilt!

Zenia Rene said...

Congrats on your first finish of the year! A chevron quilt is on my list for this year too.