Finishes! The shade from the tree makes the background look blue but it’s really scrappy white & cream. LOL This is the King-size Irish Chain quilt using the tutorial from Melissa Corry that I’ve been working on all year for RSC2021. Because it’s a Christmas gift, I went ahead on my monthly colors to get it done & to the quilter. But I worked on it monthly for the first half of the year & many of the RSC gang was very encouraging. It was large to piece & so big to hand sew the binding. I had to put it on a kitchen chair in front of me to hold the bulk while I sewed it. It was too heavy & bulky to keep on my lap. The binding is black Confetti Ombre by V & Co. & it’s really fun.
I finished the binding on “Pumpkin Patch” on the last night of September so it’s in the orange month. This was fast-tracked because it’s for me & I want to snuggle with it this fall. I bought the fabric on August 10 & hammered through cutting & piecing it, got it to the quilter, then binding done quickly. So happy to have it done & proud of myself for doing it so fast with all the other projects going on. And I ate breakfast this morning with it draped over my lap while reading & eating! Happy dance!
Orange plus blocks. These are from the partial top I’ve been ripping apart to re-envision into a whole new design. They are all weird sized because I left some gray around some of them whenever possible while ripping because I now have an idea of how I want to lay them out & I need “sashing”. No idea how many I actually have or need, so when I lay them out, I may need to make more. And the last row for the super fun zig-zag quilt from Diann at Little Penguin Quilts. Will sew rows in October or November & think about borders.
With those two oranges done, I have completed all my orange projects for the month. If next month really is lime, I won’t have much to do, so I’ll have three months to lay things out & make flimsies. Along with the Christmas sewing still to finish up. I sewed labels & wrapped some Christmas quilts this week so I’m feeling like I’m getting stuff completed. Machine sewed binding on another quilt this week, too. So many little tasks involved with getting a quilt to the finish line!
LOVE your pumpkin patch quilt! Adorable.
It’s always great to have a finish and you have two this month. Give yourself a post on the back. Love the cute little pumpkin quilt, it’s always nice to make something personal for ourselves, as we often tend to give some of our quilts away.
Your Irish Chain is beautiful! I love how you laid it out in a rainbow. Great pumpkins, too! Congratulations on your finishes.
Congratulations on finishing two gorgeous quilts. I loved the zig-zag quilt Diann at Little Penguin did. Looking forward to your rendition. Enjoy! ;^)
Fabulous finishes and fun ORANGE blocks for the RSC!!!