Bordered Diamonds is Quilted, Binding on and Done!!

Hello Everyone,

Remember the quilt that I was working on for the The SSSQ Quilt Along with Kaffe Fassett, well, it is completely FINISHED!! Yay!! And the best part is I absolutely love it!!!

So without further adieu, let me introduce you to my Floral Diamonds quilt...

It was an absolute picture perfect day here so I had tons of fun taking photos of this quilt outside. Here is the quilt draped over our patio wall. One of my favorite shots.

I decided to quilt it with an overall quilt design that has a little bit of a leafy floral look to it. I used Superior Rainbows Citrus Cooler thread. It is a variegated thread which is a 40wt trilobal polyester. I think that it was just right and doesn't detract from the quilt top itself.

For the backing fabric I chose Martha Negley's Variegated Horsetail fabric. The fabric can be found by clicking here. I wanted something simple and non floral for the backing and thought this really worked well.

Here it is thrown over our deck railing. Don't you just love the Rose of Sharon in the back. It is my favorite color, pink!

The binding is done in the plum aboriginal dots, which can be found by clicking here. I wanted a strong color for the binding and this really frames up the quilt, did the job!

A close up of the quilting. Love the swirl effect! This almost turned out to be a charm quilt, but not quite.

Draped over the patio wall again. Did I mention that I just love this quilt? I really do. It isn't all that big. It is approximately 36 X 60. Small but a good foot warmer.

Here it is in all it's floral glory! If you want to make this pattern, it is found in Kaffe's newest book Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, which can be found by clicking here. It is also on the cover of Quilt Magazine with the pattern inside, that can be found by clicking here.

I hope you have enjoyed my photo journey of this quilt from beginning to end. Now onto the next project!

Until Next Time...

Bordered Diamonds is Quilted, Binding on and Done!!

Bordered Diamonds Top is Complete

Hello Everyone,

I am sure you probably remember when I started making my bordered diamonds quilt top. If not, you can read a little bit about it here on this post. I started it because of the Facebook group that I belong to for Kaffe Fassett's newest book. The book is here and the Facebook group here.

Anyway, this is the quilt that I really wanted to make. It is smaller than what is in the book, but that is okay with me. I used my AccuQuilt Studio to cut the diamonds. So no fussy cutting with templates. It was a breeze!!

Then I had to add borders to each diamond. The diamonds consist mostly of a focal floral from the Kaffe Fassett collective and the borders are more textured or geometrics also from the collective. They are all from my stash!

Here is the finished quilt. I really am happy with how it turned out. It is a lap size a good one for our house.

I thought you might like to see the back of this quilt. I pressed all the seams open on this one. It was my opinion that it would lay a little bit flatter than if the seams were pressed to one side. I think it worked well.

It was a sunny day so I couldn't resist taking a few more photos. I decided on no border (as in the book) although I did consider it. The decision for no borders, I think, is the right one. It looks nice as is, what do you think?

Now I just need to decide on the backing. Most likely another Kaffe, but possibly a textural fabric rather than floral. Does anyone have any strong thoughts on this one?

The last photo, I just couldn't resist! Hopefully next time you see this it will be quilted.

An update on my nephew's quilt, it is quilted the label is on, and I am in the process of binding now. It needs to be done for his birthday next Sunday. Almost there...

Until Next Time...

Bordered Diamonds Top is Complete