It's done, and this quilt is fine, it really is, but I'm really not excited about it, and I almost felt guilty dropping it off for Project Linus earlier this week. (Why am I gifting a quilt I'm not excited about????) But then the lady receiving it oohed and ahhed and seemed quite pleased and thankful. Someone is excited about it, and that's the point.
I used this tutorial from Moda Bakeshop, and I originally saw it on Diary of a Madfabriholic. I like both of their quilts. I just don't like mine very much.
Backing shot. I do love this backing, and I'm thankful I picked up just enough on clearance. It is possible that I didn't have enough Kona Coal for the background fabric, and I may have cut a few inches off the quilt's width, which I was bummed about, until I realized that it meant my quilt was perfect size to use a solid piece of fabric on the back. And then I was stoked. And pretended it was intentional. No pieced back, thank goodness.
I am fairly happy with the binding. I machine bound this one, as I just needed to get on with my life, but also because I really do need the practice. I'm learning machine binding can be very good--especially for kids quilts--and I'm not going to get any better without practice.
And folded up. I used a charm pack of Noteworthy as my base, then added a few other fabrics from stash because I didn't have quite enough. Background is Kona Coal, and the binding is from Flea Market Fancy. The backing is from 2wenty thr3e. For my first finish of 2014, I'm a little sad that I don't love it, but it's done, it's donated, and I've moved on to other interests, which may include actually starting to piece K's quilt, which let me tell you, is practically a miracle.
Edit: I think the problem with this quilt is that I had a different end result pictured in my head. And the quilt didn't turn out that way, and that's okay. I learned stuff with this quilt--oh, did I learn stuff--and I take that as a win, no matter what the finished product looks like. And I'm sure some little one will love having a new quilt to snuggle, and that's why I made this quilt, so that mission was 100% achieved. I'll be back next week with a finish that I'm totally in love with.
I'm linking up today with TGIFF, hosted by Laura at Quokka Quilts and Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts. This is also a finish off my 2014 Q1 FAL list. You can see my original list here.
I think that the quilt is very nice, I like the charm squares against the dark gray.
ReplyDeleteSo funny. My post won't be up until later today but you'll laugh when you see it.
ReplyDeleteWell I like it a lot! Maybe it's just not your taste :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously... you don't like it? I love it! Plus, I think it would be harder to give one away that I'm wild about. I think the person receiving will be happy to get anything but this is amazing work. I also like the back and binding. I love doing binding by machine.
ReplyDeleteI think it came out wonderfully- and I'm happy you liked mine :-) I love your serendipitous ability to have a solid back. And, I love your quilting so much more than mine! All in all, I'm sure this will make someone very very happy.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I especially loved the color combination that you did for yours. So yum. And yes, the solid back was awesome luck. I mean, it was totally intentional. :)
DeleteI think its pretty :-)
ReplyDeleteI think it's gorgeous, but when it doesn't match what's in your head that doesn't matter, hey. Well, it's out of the house, so love it or hate it, it's time for your next project. Looking forward to seeing what's next for you.
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Absolutely love it! Thought you were going to say you felt bad dropping it off because you wanted to keep it! What a lovely gift.
ReplyDeleteYou have done a great job even if you weren't such a fan of it yourself - it is still a lovely quilt!
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cool! I'm so literal that I'm too shy to try something like this. But yours looks great & gonna make somebody very happy! On to the next one & hope you like that better :)
ReplyDeleteMy son was 21 months old when he had kidney surgery. Now, at 5 1/2 years old, he still loves his Project Linus blanket that the hospital gave him. It's only a single layer of fleece but it doesn't matter. Your quilt will be loved by a little cutie and most certainly appreciated by a stressed out mama (tears might be involved :) ). Thank you for donating it!
ReplyDeleteWrite down what you learned on a post-it and stick it in your fabric stash somewhere. You'll come across it some day and be like, "oh, well obviously." Then you'll know you succeeded.
ReplyDeleteIt is so funny that when I first saw the picture I instantly loved this quilt and wanted to make one like it. Then I saw you didn't like it but believe me it will be loved!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, it's funny how things work out. I think if I hadn't made it, I would have totally different feelings about it. Alas, it is what it is. :)
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