Friday, February 8, 2013

First Friday Finish for February

This is truly a happy quilt and I've decided it deserves a solo finish post. I'm calling this quilt "Color Me Happy" because I just LOVE everything about it!
Some of these blocks came from a Happy Block Swap on Yahoo! StashBuilders group and the rest I made to fill in enough blocks in this color range. These bright clear colors are so wonderful and I wish I had them all in my stash to recreate this quilt again and again.
This is my favorite block, isn't that chair fabric adorable?
I quilted this using freehand walking foot waves with white thread. So fun, fast and easy. I think it adds some nice movement without taking away from the pretty fabrics. The backing fabric was an an easy choice as it just seemed to mirror the colors in the blocks. I love using scrappy bindings on these Happy Block quilts.
"Color Me Happy" is UFO Finish #10 for 2013 and will be donated to Project Linus.
I'm linking up to TGIFFCan I Get a Whoop Whoop, Let's Make Baby QuiltsFinish It Up Friday and Link a Finish Friday.


February Finishes

14 comments:

  1. Wow! Finish 10 ? Good on you! It is a lovely quilt and I agree about the quilting. Just enough.
    Enjoy your day

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  2. Great finish. I've used the gently curving lines with a walking foot on a quilt too. I think we tend to forget that we can do that. For some quilts it is the perfect answer.

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  3. Those are some very HAPPY blocks. The quilt is adorable. I often use that curving line with a walking foot for the border. I'll have to try it on a whole quilt. It looks just great.

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  4. love the waves. some little child will love this quilt. nice finish.

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  5. Colour Me Happy is the most perfect name for this wonderful quilts. It will certainly brighten the days of whoever receives it.

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  6. Very cute quilt! I just love all the happy fabrics in it. Good for you for finishing so many quilts so far this year. Doesn't it feel good?

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  7. What a great quilt! I LOVE the fabrics and bright colors - so happy! That chair fabric is from Nancy Wolff - I LOVE her stuff and have a little stash of her fabrics. I don't think she's doing fabric anymore - too bad - I'd buy anything she designed.

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  8. I would be very happy too! I love the colours, the design, the quilting! Yummo!

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  9. Really cute quilt - and I DO love the chair fabric. :)

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  10. This IS a happy quilt...fabric,style and quilting! Love the quilting wave!

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  11. That really is a HAPPY quilt! Love the fabrics and the quilting!

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  12. What a fun child's quilt! It can't help but make you smile!

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