Grace's Quilt Ta Da!

This is my second finished quilt in December and my second FAL quarter 4 finish ( original FAL Q4 here )  I haven't done very well this quarter in the FAL. I spent most of October sewing together this WW1 quilt which wasn't on the list :

 

And the rest of the quarter I have been busy with fun things like holidays and Christmas festivities.

Anyway, the result is very little sewing. I first started Grace's quilt nearly 6 years ago when Grace was Harri's girlfriend. They parted a long time ago and the quilt got shelved. I wanted to get it finished as I'm trying to reduce my WIP's to a manageable level.

 

 

Grace chose the autumnal colours because she didn't want a 'girly' quilt, though they are out of my normal comfort zone. It's also interesting to note that my piecing has improved considerably in 6 years! Originally, I was going to make this a double sided quilt and made a whole number of blocks for the back ( they are another WIP!!) but I quickly realised that it would be quicker and actually get finished if I chose a plain back.

 

 

 

 I quilted it with waves using a new to me longarm ruler, but I had loaded the quilt incorrectly onto the frame. I couldn't be bothered to unpick it and start again, so it is only lightly quilted. This was however a good learning experience, as I have now sorted out why it was incorrectly loaded and won't hopefully make the same mistake again.

 

 

As with Bright Bamboo, I bound it using a strips of the backing fabric with a small shot of orange dots.

 

 

It's not my favourite quilt, though the lighter quilting does give it a softer drape. I haven't decided what to do with it yet, but it will probably end up as a charity quilt.

 

Quilt Stats

Size: 69 x 72 inches

Top made in brick pattern using browns, yellows, oranges and greens  with Kona black

Back and binding : Bella extra wide backing in black

Wadding : Fabric Freedom 100% cotton from roll

Quilted on top with Fantastico 5027 variegated red with Wonderfil 80 in orange on the back.

 

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