Monday 3 March 2014

A FAL Finish

I have completed another item on my Q1 FAL list. Woohoo! I took my Briar Rose quilt along for the drive to Hastings and tried to hand stitch the binding down while Laura Jane drove. Theoretically I should have been able to finish it by the time the three hour drive was over, but apparently my multi-tasking skills of sewing and talking do not work so well in the car. I did get it done before we departed for home again yesterday.


Lo and behold, something about quilting and binding it turned this into a quilt I liked. That was a relief! It's still super busy and will never be a favourite, but that's okay. I do like the feeling of satisfaction when I complete a project.

I used Object of Desire yardage I had lurking around for the backing, and an assortment of solid colours for the binding. I think I like the binding the best, or rather how it works with the rest of the quilt best.


Moments after finishing I handed this quilt over to Judith for her Bee Blessed charity in Northern Ireland. The charity will gift it to a family in need and this quilt will be keeping a baby warm soon. What better use for a quilt can there be?

Susan

27 comments:

  1. It's a lovely quilt Susan, and I am sure it will be very much appreciated by one lucky family.

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  2. I really like it, I hope you had fun making it even if you weren't sure of the end result.

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  3. It's beautiful and the pattern suits those bright colours! Great that you're giving it to bee blessed and I'm sure it'll be really loved!

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  4. I am sure that the baby that receives this quilt will love to cuddle in the soft bright fabric.

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  5. I'm still sorry you didn't love it yourself but thank you for the donation of such a pretty quilt.

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  6. Yippee for a finish! Any finish is a good one, but I'm especially pleased to hear this quilt grew on you. A bee blessed donation is such a wonderful way to find it a forever home. Yippee for you.

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  7. Great photographing location too! Thank you so much, the BB ladies will love it! Jxo

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  8. This is such a pretty quilt Susan! I thought it was lovely before but I know what it is like to fall out of love with a quilt and somehow the quilting and binding can transform it into something new. So glad it is going to a worthy cause x

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  9. Well done on another finish, and great that it's going to such a fab cause!

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  10. I'm so glad you liked it in the end! Well done on another lovely finish!

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  11. A lovely thing to give the quilt away - I'm sure it will become a tresured item for someone.

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  12. I love the Briar Rose quilt and am sure it will be cherished and cuddled a lot. I often do scrappy binding and your colours work perfectly too.

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  13. I knew you would warm to it once it was quilted and bound...I won't say I told you so but...I told you so! I'm sure it will be loved and appreciated.

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  14. I always liked this one Susan ...and the end result is just gorgeous.

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  15. It will be utterly adored by someone else then! Well done Susan on so many levels!

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  16. What a fabulous thing to do: it's going to make someone very happy

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  17. How handy Ceri has these photogenic locations!

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  18. It may be busy but it's also lovely and the many-coloured solid binding was just the perfect touch. I'm also happy that you've warmed to it and I'm sure it will be loved.

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  19. It looks lovely and will keep someone warm and Cosby too x

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  20. It did turn out nicely, I think the binding is perfect.

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  21. How big are the blocks? This is a great stash buster and I need to make one too. Perfect baby quilt!

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  22. It came out great! Well done! And such a lovely idea to give it to Bee Blessed!

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  23. I think it would be hard to work on the binding in the car ..

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  24. Love the colour choice, so pretty!

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  25. There's no better use... that's for sure. It's such a happy quilt. Great color scheme:)

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  26. It's a lovely finish. I can't bind or sew in the car at all. Such a waste of time whenever we go somewhere.

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