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Part of the awful photos is because the quilt is already on my bed and my room isn't the best for photo taking. The other reason would be I was on vacation and I'm having a hard time getting back in the swing of things! A trip to the beach will do that! My husband surprised me with a nearly last minute surprise trip to celebrate a monumental birthday. Mine! It made the fact that I've hit another bracket much easier to take!
One of my Guild members quilted this for me and I love it! I choose the design and couldn't be happier with it.
Circles are always on my mind these days, so it's no surprise that I kept that going. The quilting also has geometric shapes. I thought the design would work well with the design of the front and it does.
The quilting also fits well with the strip of circles I added to the back.
For some reason I cut far too many 2 1/2" neon pink strips when I was making my blocks. I always wonder how I manage to miscalculate so often! Since the strips were cut, I trimmed them to my usual binding size of 2 1/4" and a neon pink binding was born! It took a while to hand stitch the binding on as you can imagine for the size of the quilt, but I loved every second of it!
The backing is Kona Ash. It's much grayer than the front solid of Burlap, but it was the best option for me.
While I waited for the quilting to be done, I decided I may as well make a couple pillow cases! They were a quick finish and something I could do while I patiently waited for the quilt.
There was some worry that the quilt would be too pink (if there could ever be too much pink), but much to my surprise it really isn't. I led my husband to believe that when I started making it even when I wasn't sure that would be the case!
In the end, we have a gorgeous new bed quilt. Which is a good thing because I may never ever make another quilt this size again! The blocks were simple, the colors I love, but the size pushed me to the limit!
This is the view we had for seven blissful days! Gorgeous sunsets, beautiful weather and a lot of rest and relaxation! Ahhh...the beach life!
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Happy birthday ;) And your quilt is a beauty, love the pink fabrics, and the circle quilting. Beautiful! It's a big one, but a lovely one!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a wonderful birthday at the beach, Jayne - there's nothing better than that view you showed us! I get to do that for my birthday in a couple weeks, too. "Oh, look at that!" was my first thought when I saw your finish. It's wonderful!
ReplyDeletePerfect quilting choice for your quilt. It is gorgeous and I can see why it went in your bed before you got photos. Happy birthday and thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteHaving it done makes me love it more! And the fact that I didn’t have to quilt it myself! I hope you had a wonderful birthday too!
DeleteHappy birthday! I am glad you got a nice beach vacation to celebrate it. The picture is gorgeous. I really like your beautiful quilt, and the quilting goes along with it so well. That quilt has exactly the right amount of pink.
ReplyDeleteBeing at the beach makes any day a good day, even a birthday! The quilt…it’s massive, but done! The neon doesn’t seem quite as neon being on the bed and in a larger room than my sewing room! I’m very happy with it!
DeleteYou did SUCH a great job on this monster! I hear ya about big quilts. Love them when they are finally finished, though! That neon pink is such a striking accent and I'm glad you're able to enjoy sleeping under your favorite color each night :)
ReplyDeleteThat is such a happy quilt - perfect to snuggle under, and perfect to celebrate a milestone birthday. Happy, happy birthday! I'm grateful for you and your creative spirit, and that you share it with us! Here's to many, many more creative days ahead!
ReplyDeleteI was so happy when the final binding stitch was finished and the quilt was washed and ready for the bed! Thank you for the kind words and birthday wish…now to get back in the swing of things! I’m almost itching to get back to sewing!
Deletewowsers! This turned out really great! So glad you are enjoying it, and those coordinating pillowcases put the whole ensemble over the top. Yay!
ReplyDeleteit's amazing! happy fortieth birthday (that's the monumental one you hit, right? Hahaha) so glad you got away for a nice vacation
ReplyDeleteHappy HUGE finish (and happy birthday, too!!) Making pillow cases while you waited for the quilt was brilliant. Perfect way to complete your new bed!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your humongous finish. Sending it out for quilting was a wise decision. Matching pillowcases are the bomb. I am convinced that I need some of that neon pink in my stash :-)
ReplyDeleteThe quilt looks stunning! The pillow cases really finish off the set. Lovely to relax so close to the beach.
ReplyDeleteI love that you made pillow cases too! Your quilt set is really gorgeous - enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday and what a lovely quilt. I love that it's pink yet not overly cutesy. (is that a word?). The matching pillowcases are a great touch.
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