Quilting Panels

I have to say quilting a panel of a quilt sandwich is much easier than working with the entire and bulky quilt sandwich...

I'm using the "grid" of the fabric squares to help me meander and have more even spacing between the quilting lines.   Doesn't stop me from working myself into a tight spot but it is helping...

I'm going to have to wait-see if the process of sewing the panels together will go as smoothly.  Wish me luck!

Yellow Snow?

I had to order backing fabric for the 16-patch project because the LQS had no solids in any permutation of white.... white, off-white, winter white, cream, etc.  So I was excited to find the package with the awaited backing on the front porch after work yesterday!

I opened the package immediately, of course, because I needed to pet some fabric after a long week.  When I saw the backing fabric,  I thought...  when is "Snow" yellow?

I don't know if it was the lights in the kitchen, the dim light from outside (it'd been raining all day), or all the white-white stuff on the table but I swear the fabric was a pale yellow!  And it still looked yellow this morning...  so I started getting ready for a road trip to the nearest JoAnn's, found my coupons, and pulled an orphan block from the 16-patch project to take with me.... and, passing the "Snow" fabric on the kitchen table on the way to my purse, I looked at the block... then I looked at the "Snow"...   hmmmm....

The "Snow" fabric is under the block and the white batting is to the right.  This photo has not been color adjusted; however, the fabric is now on the dining room table under different lighting.   Looks perfect, doesn't it?   So what's going on?   The fabric still looks like a pale yellow to me but the block blends perfectly.  Very strange....



So I'm not going on a road trip today...  I'm gonna pin and start quilting.

I'm thinking about breaking down and buying the Moda and Kona solids color cards.   Ordering online is stressful...    

The Jelly Roll 1600 Finish

I finished the quilting yesterday and made a run to the LQS to find some binding...

...there were several options but this one was the winner hands down!

The blue print has a yellow-green print with touches of purple and goes perfectly with all the wild colors in this bali pop assortment.

   

 

Like the thread, the binding fabric pulled all the colors together and I'm quite pleased with how this quilt has turned out.

The quilt is now in the wash and will go to it's new home this afternoon...  it's for my SIL's birthday, which is this coming week.  Yes!  I got it finished ahead of time... be impressed!

This is the penultimate quilt of my "everyone in my family is going to have a quilt" project.  I have just one more to go... for my youngest nephew.

While I was at the LQS, I also picked up a fat quarter of this fabric... don't know why.  It just appealed to me and made me smile...