October was a good month with 4 finishes. Top left with 3 sizes of 16 patch blocks and a paper pieced star was started in 2017, the star pieced in 2008, and finally a finish. It is 38.5" x 51". Bottom left was started in 2011, the border added in 2022, and finally finished last month. I cut pieces with my new Bear Paw die and played with them for this layout. It is 47.5" x 58.5". In the center is a quilt that surprised me. It is simple piecing with 2 sizes of strips of Kaffe collective fabrics. I love how it turned out. The top was finished in February this year and it is finished at 47" x 67". At the right, the last finish for the month is the green, black and white zig zag. It was an attempt to use up leftover green triangles from a previous quilt. The top was finished last month and it is 53" x 67.5". All of these were quilted by my longarm friend, Robin.
There were also 4 new quilt tops in October. Three of them were either cut, pieced blocks, or just needing a border. The fourth one was started and finished in October. Top left, Pinwheels was made from blocks made several years ago and it will make a nice baby quilt. It is 34" square. Bottom left, the flannel tumblers were cut last year so I just needed to come up with a layout for them and sew the top. It is 40" square and will also be a baby quilt. In the center, the medallion center was made a few years ago and I just needed to make a decision on borders to make it rectangular. I kept thinking they needed to be pieced borders, but simple strips added looks great. It is 61" x 81" now. On the right, a 16 patch quilt made from fabric designed by Nancy Crow. There are 2 blocks of each combination of fabrics. It is 64" x 80". It has been quilted and is waiting to be trimmed and bound for a first finish this month.
Now, for my own records, here are the official photos and stats on this quilt. I made this quilt top in September 2025, in an attempt to use a lot of leftover Kaffe collective green triangles. I am happy I added the black and green plaid to the mix. The binding is the same dotted fabric that is in the top.
The back is made from long lengthwise grain strips that are cutoffs from other backings, all Kaffe collective prints. I was fortunate to find 4 that look good with the front of the quilt and with each other. I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and it was quilted by Robin Diaz. It ended up at 53" x 67.5".
I had a lot of small pieces ready to finish but just couldn't make myself work on them. There should be a bunch of them finished this month, along with a couple baby quilts. I have the purple Rosy quilt top in progress as well as a small medallion quilt so there is plenty to do.
10 comments:
What a fabulous quilting month! The border strips on the medallion quilt work amazingly well. The green triangle zigzag is almost op art with the greens seeming to float above the b/w jumble print. I love to hear the strip one in the middle surprised you….its good to have surprises and to know even professionals can be surprised!
You had a winning October! Love them all. The medallion is really striking....and the back for zigzags is perfect.
You had a very good quilting month!!
Well done on these delightful quilt finishes and the newly created quilt tops! Applause, applause!
Hugs!
you accomplished a lot this past month - truthfully I'm not sure which one I love the best.
All beautiful finishes!
I love the beginning of the month when you give a recap of what you accomplished last month. Great quilts. Major inspiration
An October Fest of quilts and quilt tops ~ all beauties beyond any words I could express.
You win October as the MVP of quilting! Beautiful finishes! (Can you tell I just watched my Dodgers win the World Series??)
You had a great October!
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