Bright Bamboo Quilt- Ta Da!

I managed to finish two quilts before the end of December- the children had gone back to London after the festivities and my Mum is being shared out amongst my siblings, so I had some time to myself. Bright Bamboo is the first of these finishes ( original FAL quarter 4 list here ) :

 

The blocks were made by myself and my fellow Siblings Together Bee members and aren't they fabulous! I asked for bright solids and they came up trumps.

I used some fabric I've had forever from my stash for the backing and I think it continues the bright theme beautifully.

 

 

I quilted it with randomly placed straight lines and I was very unsure about the quality of my quilting, solids show up every tiny glitch. Thankfully after washing these are not noticeable!!

 

 

 

 

I couldn't find anything I really liked in my stash for a binding ( now that is a surprise as I could open a shop with all my fabric ), so ended up using strips of the backing fabric which I think works well.

 

 

 

 

Another quilt I'll be sad to part with as it's so bright and cheerful in this rainy gloom.

 

 

 

Quilt Stats

Size: 57 x72 inches ( it shrank more widthways with the dense quilting)

Blocks made by Siblings Together quilt bee using this tutorial : http://areformedheathn.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/tipsy-tutorials-random-bamboo.html#.Voj7XF7nkcB

Backing and binding : Groove by Caleb Grey Studio for Robert Kaufman

Wadding donated to Leeds MQG and sent to me by Hannah ( @hannahlib on IG)

Quilted using Aurifil 50/2 2000 on top and Wonderfil 80 in pale yellow in bobbin

 



 

This is my first finish for FAL quarter 4 and I will be linking up with Adrianne.