Blue Chequers - Ta Da!

I'm on a roll at the moment ( long may it last!), so I have another finish to reveal. I made this quilt with 4 patch squares that I had left over from my blue medallion. I made them to be the final border on Blue Medallion but didn't like it in the end. So, they've been recycled:

 

 

 

The backing I had also bought for Blue Medallion and it is a good match for the front. I wasn't wide enough, so rather than attempting a pattern match I put in a strip of Baby blue Kona.

I decided to quilt it with a simple swirl in each square. I've never used a pantograph or a groovy board, preferring to do the quilting 'freehand', so you can see how inconsistent I am!

 

 

I'm trying to increase my repertoire of quilting stitches, and this was a new one for me.

 

I used Kona Midnight for the binding except for one small piece of Robin's egg at the bottom, coinciding with the pale stripe on the back.

 

 



The Kona Midnight is a perfect match with the Lizzie House constellations backing fabric:

 

Quilt Stats

 

Size : 46  x 55.5 inches ( it's shrunk a little in the wash)

Front : 2 inch finished squares of a variety of Kona blue and green solids

Back: Lizzie House constellations with a strip of Kona Baby Blue

Binding : Kona Midnight and a small piece of Kona Robin's egg

Wadding: Left over piece of Quilters Dream Orient

Quilted with Superior Threads Fantastico 5006 which is a variegated blue and green on the top, Bottom Line #622 grey on the back.

 

I'm going to donate this quilt ( hopefully one of many ) to Siblings Together.

 

This is also another finish ( my third!!!) for first quarter of FAL 2015 with Adrianne and I'm also going to link with Scraptastic Tuesday.

 

It's my birthday today ( I won't reveal my age as I can't believe it myself). Mr Hare and I are going to London this afternoon, to take our lovely children out for a birthday meal, then we ( not the children ) are off to Le Trois Vallees for a skiing holiday.

 

My original list for this quarter is here: http://therunninghar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/fal-first-quarter-2015.html