A finish!

I don't seem to have many these days so it's exciting to be sitting here announcing a QUILT finish!

Back in February I shared a wee peek of some blocks I was making and I haven't talked about them since. The blocks are from a Sampler Quilt by Pen + Paper Patterns.

The fabrics I used are from various Poppie Cotton ranges, and the sewing was for the New Year's Launch at The Country Yard (discussed *here*) .

The block numbers multiplied and by March I finally had a top; basting time —

Firstly I quilted in all the blocks —

Then I started on the background fill —

It was a silly idea to do such a busy fill, but once I'd started I had to keep going - unless I wanted to unpick it all!!

By the time the New Year's Launch came around I wasn't finished. However, I sewed a bit of binding on and tidied it up. It looked reasonably presentable - and I'd done enough for people to see - it was/is a Block of the Month for the shop.

However I brought it home and have now finished the quilting.
Serious shot —

Close - up —

Fun shot —

Orchard shot (with no chickens) —

Corner showing how I did the binding. I used a tutorial by Karen of Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals. I love this technique/finish and have used it many times over the years. It is a nice way to machine sew on a binding.

And because I couldn't decide which orchard/over the gate shot to use, here's another one!

'til next time,

happy stitches,