Hooray! I did it. I finished my Civil War Nine Patch Swap Quilt from last years swap. Woo Hoo.
Last Friday I marked and fused the layers together. Saturday morning I challenged myself to be binding it by Sunday night.
And I did it! Here I am celebrating with a glass of wine as I glue baste my binding in place.
Here is a another view. I used 6 different reds, 4 different chocolate browns, 6 different reds and 4 different tans to set the 100 blocks swapped. It finishes at 49" x 61" - Just my size.
I did straight line quilting with antique gold #100 weight silk thread, my walking foot and a 80/60 microtex needle with a single hole throat plate.
I used this wonderful Windham Revolutionary print on the back. I know it's a totally different political event, but it's my quilt so I can mix it up!
I love the toile'-ness of this print. It matches some transfer ware dishes I have that you
can see here. that link also includes a quilt I started and never got back to.
Finally - I caught up with my Stars in a Time Warp blocks. Here are the five new babies on the block.
I'm not sure where everyone is, but it's been a bit lonely here in Bloglandia. Are you all still here? After a long busy and face-paced weekend together, my quilt took a little rest on the chaise lounge.
So....what's in a name? I think I'm going to name this quilt "Reconciliation" what do you think?
