You know what makes me happy on Valentine's Day when my husband is out of town playing in a poker tournament... waking up to this!
And having a son willing to assist before leaving for school...
My Valentine's Plus is finished and I am smitten! I followed Jeni Baker's wonderful tutorial found
HERE using a set of FQs from an early Sandy Gervais collection mixed with some fabrics from my stash. Here are some of my favorites - candy kisses, chocolates, Robyn Pandolph mini roses, the Eiffel Towers and the pink text print.
I quilted this 64" x 75" top using white Aurifil along the 4" block lines. This is a new PR (Personal Record) for the biggest top I've quilted myself on Mr. Juki. I took it slow and enjoyed the process. This picture is edited to highlight the quilting.
For the backing I used yardage of the pink text print and then I added leftovers from 2 of the prints I used in the top and a couple of FQs.
Here is a closeup. I do like a pretty backing!
I had just enough left of the yummy chocolates fabric to use as binding. I normally prefer a hand sewn binding on my quilts but I really wanted to get this one done yesterday. Weighing 30 minutes against several hours was an easy choice! My machine binding skills have become so much better over the last year with all of my Project Linus quilts... I attach my binding to the backside of the quilt, fold it over and line it up as I sew.
This is the first big finish for my Sewing for the Seasons theme in 2014 and it is incredibly motivating to get these fabrics off the stash shelf, use a new pattern I've been coveting and create a quilt that will make me happy every February for the next umpteen years!
I hope you ALL have a lovely Valentine's Day! I'm joining two other couples for a nice dinner out and taking a friend as my "date". And, since my husband is gone all weekend the really messy part of my
Olympics Organizathon is underway... I'll post an update tomorrow.
I'm linking up to
Needle and Thread Thursday@My Quilt Infatuation,
TGIFF@Quilt Matters,
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop@Confessions of a Fabric Addict,
Link A Finish Friday@Richard and Tanya Quilts and
Finish it Friday@Crazy Mom Quilts.
Beautiful! Of course, it had to be, with all those SG fabrics. ;) Happy Valentine's Day.
ReplyDeleteit surely did turn out lovely! And it looks great as part of the pretty Valentine's themed setting. Wow - a gift of being thoughtful. Thanks the best!
ReplyDeleteYour room is so festive. You did such a great job on this quilt. I totally love it!
ReplyDeletePerfect finish for Valentine's day! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSimply Beautiful! Great finish and in time for it's special day :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful, love the colors and the chocolate binding really frames the quilt
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty vday quilt. Love all the festive decor :) Nice finish!
ReplyDeleteWow! It's so beautiful, Deb. I'm smitten with your new quilt, too. :o)
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day!
What a yummy quilt! That binding is sew-weet! A really gorgeous plus... I'd give you the gold! Happy Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteA lovely Valentines collection. Great start to the seasonal 2014.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I like the whole setting with quilt, pillow and topper! Altho I think Tucker needs his own quilt now! Enjoy your dinner out :)
ReplyDeleteLovely valentine collection. I do the love crosses pattern - finished one up recently myself.
ReplyDeleteGreat finish!!
How wonderful! And tell your son he is awesome for helping his mom! Mine helped me out yesterday ; )
ReplyDeleteSo many cute fabrics you incorporated in this quilt. Beautiful living room area with all things quilty to celebrate this holiday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentines Day! That quilt is amazing and I just love your decor for the holiday!
ReplyDeleteLove the Plus quilt. I see them everywhere on the internet. Makes me think I need to make one, too. Yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteLove the chocolate fabric. Fun quilt for Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteMerrilee
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Very beautiful! I love the pictures of your cats. My cat loves fabric too, can't keep her off. Thanks for sharing and Blessings of peace and joy to you.
ReplyDeleteYour Valentine's Quilt is wonderful. Makes me want to make one too...need Valentine's fabric first! Nice job on quilting a larger project. Slow and steady gets it done.
ReplyDeleteAm loving your crosses quilt--it really came out beautifully! Hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteI just love your quilt!! Your living room looks so nicely decorated! Makes me want to start a new project when I have so many others that need finishing.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I love your quilt. What a great pattern for those fabrics! Good luck with your Olympics Organization!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great job you have done with your crosses quilt! It's a terrific interplay of lights and darks.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a yummy combination of pinks, reds, and browns! Thanks for the link to the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteLove the fabrics you used. That was the pattern I used for my first grand child's quilt, my fabrics were not pretty at all but free, hand me downs.lol
ReplyDeleteThis is such a pretty quilt! I love the shades of pink against the snow!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this at Needle and Thread Thursday!
:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
Love it! Nice and cheery for February, too.
ReplyDeleteWow! I have seen this quilt done in many colorways, but yours is the prettiest I have ever seen!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Deb. What a helpful son, out in the cold! I finished my plus quilt last weekend too. It was for my new niece Bridget who was born on the 13th. I used bright colour pluses, gender neutral, with some yellow "background" ones. I really like it and so do my brother and SIL.
ReplyDeleteYour sweet plus quilt is just too RIGHT. The fabrics are great in that pattern. So much cheeriness to look at.
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