QOV done - another item off the list!

And another one bites the dust!

• finish the binding and label on the baby snails trail.
• make my class notes and the class samples for the Snails Trail class at Quilting Adventures.
• finish my nephews graduation quilt
• make the pillow for my boss
• My Indygo Junction jacket
• My class project from one of the Carol Taylor classes
• I also have to finish the Hour A Day quilt that's currently on the longarm for quilting

The quilting on the QOV went very quickly so I finished off the binding and label today. The quilt has even been washed and is ready for donation! This is for the Quilt Studio 40 Quilts Service Project as a male QOV.

As a recap, this quilt was made with Judy Laquidara's April Quilt For an Hour project. When I saw her project materials list I thought that this would be a good project to use the two primary fabrics that were in my stash. They were quite expensive hand-painted fabrics that I purchased several years ago at the Houston Quilt Festival. When I pre-washed them for a project the faded terribly. I didn't want to use them for the original project at that point and put them back into the stash. I thought Judy's design and these fabrics were good for a male QOV. The fabrics for the 9-patch blocks were from the same vendor - they were parts of 9" sample packs. The backing fabric also came from stash. It's not the prettiest quilt I have ever seen, but having worked in the QOV booth at MQX, I think it will hold it's own among other QOV quilts. It is very soft and cuddly and that's what counts most I think!

Total stash use: over 10 yards!

Here's the front:

And a view of the quilting texture. I used the Square Spiral pantograph because I think it's a good general texture for a man's quilt. The thread is King Tut in the needle and Masterpiece in the bobbin. I like the Masterpiece and King Tut together, I use that combination often. I also use Masterpiece almost exclusively for piecing.

I even got the label printed and attached! I make most of my labels on the printer. This one is created in PowerPoint and the background graphic is from the Microsoft online clip art library. This is the label that I use for any QOV quilt.

In other news, I have already gotten the blocks together for my nephew's quilt and started cutting the borders. It might be on the longarm by Friday! We also have a possible new bird family. Tree Swallows are nesting in another bird box and 2 eggs are there so far. Unfortunately, they picked a house that is popular with a local black snake. Chris put up a snake barrier and is mowing around the box. If we have babies I'll have more photos to share in a week or so.

Comments

[Summerset]

Your label is great! Do you print on the fabric or is it a transfer that you iron on the fabric?

[Debra Spincic]

I think this is a super quilt!

[Suzanne]

I really like that panto. Some guy is really going to love that quilt. Great job.

[Sarah]

Wow - fantastic job! Girl, you rock! I can't seem to check anything off my list . . . :(

[Barbara]

Great looking quilt, I love the colors.

[Dianne]

The quilt is beautiful and I'm sure will be very much appreciated. Love the quilting design on it.