I've stayed the course this week and quilting is finished on my Luminous Layers project! I wish the quilting was a little more visible in this photo because I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Throughout the quilting process, my goal was to emphasize the star shapes and that has worked out well.
There was enough left of the dark pink I used for those medium stars to make the binding, so that was taken care of Tuesday morning.
Woo hoo!
And, as of Tuesday evening, binding is ready for the final hand-stitching step!
I'm excited to be on track for the quilt parade
over at mmmquilts which starts (I believe) this Saturday!
Now that my sewing machine is available again for some other projects, it's time to work on the next block in Melva's QAL - Pieces of My Life. It's a beautiful heart block and I'm excited to sew it up! Since my blue scraps are out for June in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I'm going to be making it out of both dark and light blue strips.
Sharing at Quiltfabrication for Midweek Makers.
Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
This is such a striking quilt! The quilting shows off the stars beautifully and the pink binding frames it perfectly! Well done! Gail at the Cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteI can see some echo lines in your star quilt, looks nice. Have fun sewing this week!
ReplyDeleteThat binding gives a nice statement at the edge, Diann!!! Great finish, in plenty of time!!!
ReplyDeleteLove that excited penguin, and I'm excited for you too! That really is a pretty heart block from Melva, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThat pink binding on Luminous Layers really makes the greens and blues pop! Fingers crossed you are done before the quilt parade. Your plan for a light and dark blue heart sounds like a winner. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
ReplyDeleteYeah for being almost done and staying on track with your star quilt. I like the pink for the binding.
ReplyDeletethe star turned out really good and the pink binding is great for it. What size did it end up being?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning. What size?
ReplyDeleteI like your binding! It really adds pizzazz to the design. Hooray for the finishing! Love the colors and the overall design! Striking!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a pretty quilt. You should enter it in the Larimer County Fair. Sharon
ReplyDeleteYour binding looks like perfection. Very nice work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea it was for the pink binding! Splendid! Anxious to see those hearts from Melva’s QAL!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool strippy heart block at Melva's. It's going to be beautiful in all your RSC Blues. Great choice for the binding on your finish. I presume we'll get closer looks at your quilting once it goes out for the beauty shots!!??!
ReplyDeleteYour star quilt is spectacular , Diann and the quilting is exquisite. The dark pink binding is perfect and brings a bit of pop to the edges as well. Love it! That is one adorable postcard with the penguin on it too. It made me smile. I need to work on Melva's blocks too as well as take photos. I look forward to seeing your pretty strippy heart. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteWell as you know from Instagram, I just LOVE the way you quilted this oh-so-pretty quilt! You are right: the parade opens on Saturday! (and shh, I'm not finished my own quilt yet!)
ReplyDeleteWhoo Hooo!!! I can see the quilting in the close up - love it!!
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