1st Finish of Q4

I just love starting the first Friday of the month (and the quarter) with a FINISH! Mod Art jumped into the quilting queue in front of Thimbleberries Jacob's Ladder this week because the weather has turned gloomy and I needed a lift. Good choice right?

I'm getting ready for a Project Linus drop off so I put this one into the wash pile... I guess I have a habit of taking pictures right after the quilts are done for the blog (sometimes minutes after!). I am a big fan of the texture quilts get after they are washed. And of course I don't want to send any extra Tucker fluff to kids in the hospital so I wash my donation quilts with a few Color Catchers, roll them up and store them in a plastic bag to keep them clean.

I quilted this using white Aurifil to let the colors of these charms pop. I just love the mix of brights against the black & white prints in this quilt!  This is a good example of a UFO improving with age... had I not seen so many pretty projects with black & white fabrics in the last year I'd have never ended up with this.

I had the perfect backing for this top in my stash... this crazy print I bought a few yards of on year end clearance from eQuilter. Hearts & peace signs on a zebra background = fun backing for a fun quilt.

Meanwhile Tucker is wondering who wouldn't want some fluff as he power naps through these grey days.

And, a sneak peek at something new - I finally splurged on a new Martelli cutting mat! I'll share more on Sunday as there are also some fabrics hiding under the books. It was shipped folded over which made me cringe but it has flattened out nicely and I can't wait to use it.

I'm also linking up to TGIFF@Quokkaquilts, Can I Get a Whoop Whoop@Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Link A Finish Friday@Richard and Tanya Quilts, Needle & Thread Thursday@My Quilt Infatuation and Finish it Friday@Crazy Mom Quilts.