Autumn Fields finished

Ok, so hand quilting is a bit addictive *lol* Just one more thread and then take a break.... doesn't really work that way ;o) And the "fun" thing is this that over all my years of quilting this is only the second quilt I have hand quilted (and actually finished). Anyway, this is how it turned out:



It's not very heavily quilted, just some straight lines. I had planned to bind it in the same fabric as the border, but once I got around to it, I found it better to pick up the setting fabric instead. And I'm very happy with how it turned out! A picture of the back shows the quilting a bit better:



And it has found a place on the wall already:



I can enjoy looking at it while playing with Bernie ;o)
Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Autumn Fields

Not really sure that will be the name of my little quilt, but I don't see any Strawberries in there, so I can't go with the Strawberry Fields Forever name. At least now I have a new very cute quilt top. Lori opted for no borders on the original, and I really love that, but when mine was together, I felt it needed a bit of a frame:



Since there are a lot of blue in my blocks I auditioned some blues - these were my favorites:



The darker one won the toss:

I actually think I'm going to hand quilt this one, if we get some warm evenings over the summer it will be nice to bring outside.

Of course Anton was keeping me company while shooting pictures -and curious as always - what's twolegs doing?

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Falling into temptation

When Lori started the Strawberry Fields Forever quilt-along I said to myself: "I'm going to make that quilt, but not now". I stayed strong for quite a while, but when I was sorting scraps last week, I found I had the little SFF quilt more or less already cut out. Sooooooo yesterday temptation got the better of me, and I started piecing. You know how it is once you start pushing the pieces through the machine, you just keep going, going and going (I'm afraid to say till pretty far into the night) - all the square in a square units are finished and trimmed, and so far five blocks have been sewn together:



Some more sewing time tonight, and I will have a cute top for a doll quilt ;o)
Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida