Thursday, September 19, 2013

Rainbow Batik Strip Quilt Finish

This strip quilt was made using batik strips, some fat quarters and a layer cake I bought on sale at Connecting Threads last year. I cut strips from some of the fat quarters to make the border and binding. The layer cake had only 24 squares so I cut additional 10" squares from the fat quarters for the backing. I pulled the very light strips, fat quarter and squares to use in something else. I'm pretty sure I added some strips cut from the fat quarters to make the inner part of the quilt larger. This was a UFO for awhile. I sewed the strips together early this year and set the unfinished top aside until I could decide on the border, binding and backing.
The pieced back, borders and binding was an effort to use stash to make this quilt.
It's quilted with wavy vertical lines using variegated green thread. After a go in the washer and dryer, it finished a little shy of 53"x 70". Feels good to have another UFO finish.
I'm entering this quilt in the Fall Blogger's Online Quilt Festival here. Voting starts November 1. I hope you will go by and vote for your favorite quilts.

14 comments:

Charo said...

I really love it! Very cute and coloured, it makes me feel happy!!!

donna said...

Your quilt looks great.
Hugs
donna

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Great use of stash! It's wonderful, great job in getting a UFO out of the pile.

Terri said...

Love your colors... and the quilting works for both sides!Another finish!!!
Hugs

Lynne said...

Love it, so bright and colourful.

Cyn said...

OUTSTANDING! Love it. It is so cheery, and like Terri said, the quilting works on both sides. Great idea. Congrats on another finish.
Hugs!

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

What a great quilt - bright and colorful and using what you had! Just wonderful.

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

That is a great 2 sided quilt. I love the colors!

Unknown said...

I love both sides of the quilt! How full of colors and beautiful quilted. Co9ngrats with your finish.
Love from Amsterdam.

Sarah said...

Fab quilt, both sides!!

Heidi said...

What a great finish, the colors are bright yet cozy at the same time:-)

Faye said...

such beautiful fabric

CitricSugar said...

Beautiful and reversible! Great job.

Queenie Believe said...

Beautiful quilt!! I really like both the front and the back!
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie

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