I'm very happy with this finished quilt (38x44). My hand-dyed fabric, quilted with a teal Invisafil thread, a very thin polyester thread that sinks nicely into the fabric. I quilted this simply with parallel lines, following the example from SewKatieDid. I ended up putting the lines vertical instead of horizontal, because I made a back that was large horizontal stripes, and I didn't want to worry about horizontal quilting lines not matching up on the back.
For the back, I used fabric that came out poorly, with water spots, because of my not taking care with the flat-dyeing method. But hey, they look OK on the back.
The binding: I basted four different colors on the quilt, trying to decide which one to use. My husband David suggested I use all four. Good idea!
I was thinking I would give this quilt away as a baby quilt, but I think I'll keep it as a wall hanging for myself. I find the colors very appealing, as well as the combination of structure and randomness.
Definitely energizing! I like it!
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I agree with Cookie - very energizing colors and layout. David had a good idea about the different colors for the binding, too. I like the way you did the back, and I think the water spots add interest to the color fields.
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