Complete.

My first quilting project is officially complete. The quilt that was supposed to take 6 weeks ended up taking 6 months. Oh well, it's finished and I'm excited! My aunt did my machine quilting on her long arm. She did a fabulous job. While it was in her hands (and I was still pregnant with Cici), I prepared all of my binding so that when she returned it, I wouldn't have to worry about trying to get it done all while having a newborn. Worked like a charm. I machine stitched the binding onto the back and did a blind hem stitch on the front by hand. I thought it would take me forever, but I finished it in about 3 or 4 sittings. It kept my hands occupied while watching a movie.

It's dimensions are 80 x 80 and fits nicely as a throw on our king sized bed.

Here's the pieced back. A lady at a quilt shop helped me pick out the fabrics and get the yardage needed for the backing.

An up close look at the quilting and front and back fabrics.

I succeeded on my mitered corners.


I also finished my baby sized quilt with my scrap fabrics from this project. I actually finished it first and used it as my tester. My aunt also quilted it. Sorry I don't have a picture yet, hopefully soon. I'm thinking of using it for Cici's crib and purchasing more fabric to re-do the crib skirt and bumper pad. Not sure if I'm up for the project, but it is in the back of my mind.