2 more quilted

 I am still working away on the applique in the Captain Russell quilt so thought I would show 2 quilts that I completed recently.  This first is "The Graceful Garden" from the book of the same name by Denise Sheehan.  The original quilt calls for a pieced border but I found this stripe as I was collecting fabrics for the quilt and am happy with how it worked out.  The background fabric looks sorta weird in the photo but it is a cotton quilting fabric with a printed shimmery design and several of the prints also have gold metallic.

 I must be secretly drawn to glitz cause I am noticing a bit of a trend in some of my recent quilts.

And here is the finished 12 days of Christmas quilt.  I quilted a scroll design in the border, some little holly leaves in the corner squares, a scroll type background design and then holly vines in the outside border.

This one really looks better in person and despite the border being darker than anticipated, I am happy that I will have a new quilt for the holidays.

12 Days of Christmas top finished

Yay, I just got this top finished and am pretty happy with it.  I looked and looked for an outside border with a brighter red but wasn't happy with anything I saw so I ended up with the border fabric that Little Quilts used in their finishing kits last year.  My sashing is a bit wider than theirs and I added red cornerstones but overall it is the same as their 2010 BOM.  Thanks to Wanda Hizer for designing this quilt and for the staff at Little Quilts in Marietta, GA for the wonderful fabric selection.  Now if I can just get it quilted before the holidays!

The musical men

Here are the last 2 blocks of the 12 Days of Christmas.  These 2 were rather tricky, lots of fiddly parts and overlapping but they are my favorites.

Now it is time for the dreaded trimming of the blocks, sashing and borders. I often get stuck right here with blocks done but no enthusiasm for putting it all together.  I recently took a look at many of my UFO's and realized that I don't really enjoy putting on that final border as I have 3 or 4 that just need borders to be finished.  Is that weird or does anyone else get stuck at the border?  Maybe I just need to have a border only day!

Swans a swimming and more

 Here are four more of the blocks from the 12 Days of Christmas quilt that Little Quilts offered as a BOM last year.

 The maid a milking was pretty tricky but the other ones were just fun to make.

I do like the fabric choices made by the shop, the little touches of shimmer are just perfect.