Elvira Quarantine Quilt Along Finish

Its been a couple weeks since I finished my Elvira quilt - so its about time I get it up here on the blog!

I started it back in March when Gudrun Erla of GE Designs hosted a quarantine quilt along (her first of 3, now)

I pulled from all my Wiscsonsin fat quarter fabrics. And actually managed to get the top together in less than a week. You can read more about that HERE

I did some simple straight line quilting, echoing the 60 degree slices through each rectangle. 

This is the really fun back that I put together.  It has two panels and a fat quarter that I couldn't bear to cut up.  It has most of the leftover strips, that I didn't use for the binding, cows, pigs, and a civil war toile print.  

I've had the quilt on my bed since it was finished and washed.  Love it so much!

Finished size is 88" x 102".  Batting is a Pellon cotton, fairly thin, but great for summer.  Thread was all Aurifil cotton 50 wt.  

Made In Cherry Quilt Along Top Complete!

Finished the top last week!

 Checking fit on the intended bed.  I had been contemplating a pieced border.  Unnecessary.

 Trying to photo outside.  With help.

 It was windy, there was no way I could get it to lay flat.

Here is the backing.  I just love it.  There are definite bonuses to working on a Christmas Quilt in January/February.  Clearance sales on Christmas Fabric.  This is from Connecting Threads.  They have a green version, too.  I would buy it, but I have promised self to only buy fabric for specific projects.

Now, it won't get quilted real soon, as I have other projects that have to be completed and this is just a fun project.  I have been sketching some quilting ideas, though.

Made In Cherry Quilt Along

I am participating in the Made In Cherry Quilt Along over at Pins & Bobbins.  I was hemming and hawing over whether to do it (like I don't have enough other projects) but what got me going was having our power out for 14 hours one day last week.  Not much to do - so I started cutting blocks for the quilt along.

I have decided to do the 90" x 90" quilt in Christmas Scrappy.  Here are my blocks.  I think I actually cut twice as many as I need.  Maybe two quilts in the future?  I don't have the 3.5 yrds of border fabric yet, I have an idea of what I want, but I haven't looked, and not sure what my luck will be now that Christmas is over.
Anyway the plan is to have this one done for Christmas 2012.
Its not too late for you to participate!