Ta! Da! I finished putting together my Humble Quilts mystery top over the weekend and I’m absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. I went ahead with my plan to make it bigger, as I so loved the original quilt that Lori was inspired by, and wanted to replicate it as closely as possible. I sewed extra blocks and then created a half square triangle border similar to the antique quilt. I can’t wait to get quilting on this one. I’m not sure if it will be hand or machine quilted but I do know it won’t be long in the lineup.
Although the weekend weather was dingy and cold there was very little wind, so I managed to haul out a pile of recent projects to photograph outside. My outdoor photos tend to capture the truest colours and the top two photos are very realistic in their colouring. The third photo was taken indoors and I’m afraid it’s quite dark but I wanted to show you another one of my weekend finishes.
Earlier this year I was teaching a workshop on quilt settings and created this mini quilt top as a sample for ‘on point’ settings. It was made entirely from my scrap bag of civil war reproduction fabrics and the blocks measure in at a mere 4 1/4″. I was initially pleased with how it turned out but somehow it didn’t feel finished. After photographing it on Sunday, I pulled out a few trial fabrics for borders and fiddled around with it on Monday morning until I felt satisfied. The two borders just make it glow (unfortunately not in this photo) by enhancing the rich gold and deep red used throughout the blocks and I’ve chosen a perfect little stripe for the binding. This little quilt will now finish at 25″ x 29″ with the borders on and makes a nice addition to my mini quilt collection.
As always, carol
Great finish on the Humble Quilts mystery quilt! I like that you made it true to the original and added the border.
I remember your other little mini from one of our get-togethers…you were right, it did need a border to finish it off! Good choice.
Hi Tammy, thanks for the feedback on my most recent ‘finishes’. Now to get them under the needle and start quilting them. Hey, I just realized that if you keep checking back you will see all my progress over winter and I won’t have anything to bring to Red Deer for show and tell. :o)