Sunday, March 14, 2010

Dot's Bouquet is finished

I am really happy with this quilt I made for Car's aunt Dorothy! Number one, it's finished (and don't we all love a finished quilt?!), and number two, I am happy with all my choices. The fabrics, colours, pattern and quilting all seem to work together. (See the previous post if you want details about where I got the idea for this quilt from.) The fabric is from the Timeless Treasures Kiwi Mama Mia range.
I had to piece the back, after discovering my backing wasn't quite long enough - I even like how the back turned out! I'm pretty sure she'll like it - she'll appreciate the gift, even if green isn't her favourite colour!
Now that I've made quite quite a few of these comfort quilts and feel much more comfortable free motion quilting, I feel like I can tackle some 'keepers' for us. It would be nice, wouldn't it, to have something to show for all this quilting? I only have one quilt here that is made by me! The very first sampler quilt I made for Romily way back in 2006.

And just because, here's a photo of Mr Trista! He is wearing a deflated ball as a hat. Why not, I say?!

8 comments:

Helen said...

Ohhhhh Lily, it turned out beautifully!!! She will love it! I love it! LOL at Mr T! He is too cute!

Joyce said...

It's beautiful. I know that pieced backs are more work but I love them.
Nice hat!

dutchcomfort said...

I love the quilt and I love pieced quilt backs!

The picture of Tristan is really awesome!

missmonnyquilts said...

That is a lovely quilt ~ I especially love the butterfly fabric!!

And yes, why not put a deflated ball on your head!! If the 'hat' fits......

Unknown said...

That's gorgeous. The quilt ain't bad either! :)

Little Munchkins said...

I love the green, white and black combination, looks fantastic!

LOL at Tristan - great hat.

AMIT said...

I liked the design very much.

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Rebekah said...

this is so pretty! I absolutely love the fabrics that you used