A Little Clothesline Exhibit

Today we had the opportunity to photograph three recently finished quilts -- this one was finished as recently as last evening!

This quilt is for Sherry's expectant co-worker whose little boy is due in July.  It is very similar to a quilt I saw on Nicole's blog a few months back.  I changed the border arrangement a bit and added the pinwheels in the corners.  Although recently I've been resistant to quilts made from a single line of fabric, I'm pleased with the way this one turned out.

This is the quilt's back.  Some of the fabrics used in the top of the quilt have rather-hard-to-see bunnies in them, so I asked my machine quilter if she had any designs with rabbits.  She immediately showed me this one which I fell in love with.

I hope that by clicking it you can see the bunnies and the carrots.

I love the quilting on this project.

This quilt was my UFO Challenge project for May.  The top had been done for quite a while and was just sitting around waiting for a recipient.

I'm still not sure who the recipient will be, although I do have an idea that I need to discuss with someone else.

The blocks were from a swap and the nine patches were made to try to pull them all together.

The quilt is hand tied with DMC floss.  I really, really like the binding.

And here is Justin and Tal's quilt.  I pieced the blocks and set them when we were at White Oak this spring, but didn't get the borders on.  This is Emily Cier's Irish Chain, and the pattern in the book didn't call for any borders.  It wasn't big enough to suit me without borders, and when I consulted with a colleague, she persuaded me that I shouldn't border it but rather to add more blocks.  I wasn't convinced.  I put the borderless top on the wall and felt that the eye was drawn to the outer edge and beyond and that wasn't what I wanted.  I'm glad that I added the borders -- they seem to draw the eye back into the center.  I might see Tal and Justin this week and if I do, I will give it to them, although the wedding isn't until September.