Well, I feel a little guilty for staying inside most of the day yesterday to finish this. The weather outside was beautiful, but I had the whole house to myself because Jon was gone backpacking for the weekend. I holed myself up in my sewing room and quilted along while a couple of cheesy movies played in the background.
I set my work down for one minute and look at what happened!
Here's the final quilt:
There are 80 charm squares (5" x 5"), mostly from my scraps along with the remnants of the Moda Summer in the City charm square pack that I used on this quilt. The sashing is 3" (with seam allowance). The final quilt is about 60" x 70" or a generous lap quilt size. I'm not sure where the binding fabric came from, but it's a generic pin point orange polka dot. The backing is a fabric from Joanns.
I don't know what I did differently this time, but I was so excited to see how much this quilt puckered when I pulled it out of the wash.
Next up, I start working on the guest room quilt with all of the blocks I received from the Common Threads quilt bee.
Okay, I LOVE the "what?" look on your cat's face!
And the quilt is absolutely gorgeous! All those wrinkles lend a vintage feel to a very modern quilt.
I'm glad that you had such a peaceful sewing day. Everyone needs a day like that.
Posted by: gardenymph | 14 July 2008 at 06:23 PM
I just love your kitties! And this new quilt is fantastic, as usual. I have been wondering when you were going to finish it, you are really good at that. I love the finished look. And I love the backing. How long did this take you to quilt it? It would have taken me like three weeks. i don't blame you one bit for just spending the weekend sewing, It is usually just what I need after a long week of working. Love the quit, you did a fantastic job!
Posted by: Cami | 14 July 2008 at 07:04 PM
Gorgeous! And I love that you captured the official quilt comfort tester in action. I would also like to know how long it took you to quilt it as well. It will give me a goal to work towards.
Posted by: Melissa Lunden | 14 July 2008 at 07:14 PM
This quilt is so adorable! I love how those charm squares turned out.
Posted by: Amy | 14 July 2008 at 07:25 PM
What kind of sewing machine do you use, Rebecca? That quilt is gorgeous, but really I don't think you are capable of creating anything less! You have serious skills!
Posted by: Taryn | 14 July 2008 at 07:27 PM
oops! I mean Rebekah! I hate when people misspell my my name and there I go and batter yours!
Posted by: Taryn | 14 July 2008 at 07:29 PM
I'm in serious love with the quilting of this quilt. It's beautiful. And don't you just love that puckery goodness. Simply gorgeous!
Posted by: Jacquie | 14 July 2008 at 08:15 PM
No wonder the cat loves it - it's beautiful!
Posted by: Clever Karen | 14 July 2008 at 08:48 PM
love it, love it, love it! the puckering turned out great. makes me want to go for it and try free-motion quilting sometime soon....
a whole day inside quilting sounds like a little bit of heaven to me right now. but i understand the strong gravitational pull of nice weather. but now you can enjoy the nice weather with a fantastic quilt! awesome work.
Posted by: abcgirl | 14 July 2008 at 09:26 PM
that quilt is soo pretty! watching movies and quilting (or for me baking) is loads of fun. kitty is very cute - what is her/his name?
Posted by: priscilla | 14 July 2008 at 09:32 PM
Hi there!
I've stumbled upon your blog and really enjoy reading about your craftiness. I would like to visit again, but wanted to send you a note to let you know I'm here!
Your quilt is beautiful (and so is your kitty).
Happy sewing!
++ Kelli
Posted by: Kelli | 14 July 2008 at 10:03 PM
oh i love the bunching in this!!
Posted by: amy | 14 July 2008 at 11:38 PM
This is just gorgeous! I love that backing fabric too...it's really just so lovely! And the quilting is fantastic!!
Posted by: Amber | 14 July 2008 at 11:52 PM
Hi Rebekah, this quilt is bee-utiful! I absolutely love it and you did a wonderful job quilting it. It turned out great!
Posted by: shannon | 15 July 2008 at 12:16 AM
Beautiful! And I love the backing, too!
Posted by: jenclair | 15 July 2008 at 12:16 AM
Hello Rebekah, I’m a first time visitor and I love your blog and creations. The quilt is absolutely gorgeous!
Nicolette
Posted by: nicolette | 15 July 2008 at 04:14 AM
I love your quilt! I have been meaning to make a charm quilt as well, and I even purchased the charms for it, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Yours looks fantastic and makes me inspired to think about mine again!
Posted by: Lynn | 15 July 2008 at 07:58 AM
I love this quilt almost as much as your kitty does! The colors are amazing and the puckering is perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Erica | 15 July 2008 at 09:55 AM
Hi, I found your quilt on flickr which lead me to your blog. You did a wonderful job on the quilt, it looks wonderful and I am sure it will bring many years of joy.
Posted by: Patty | 15 July 2008 at 10:14 AM
I love the way your quilt turned out. The puckering turned out great. I have enjoyed your blog. Found you thru quiltdad.blogspot.com.
Posted by: Treasa | 15 July 2008 at 01:10 PM
This is just beautiful! Ever since your first post on this quilt, I've been saving 5" squares from fabrics as I use them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Nikki | 15 July 2008 at 02:24 PM
this is sooooooooooo great, rebekah! I love the orange binding and all those fabulous puckers. the entire quilt is so fabulous~if I had any white background fabric to work with I would start one of these this afternoon.
Posted by: amandajean | 15 July 2008 at 02:53 PM
Love it! You do such a good job on your quilt projects. You really gotta start selling some of them.
I love the puckering too. Texture is a marvelous thing.
Posted by: Catherine | 15 July 2008 at 03:25 PM
I love all of your quilts! How do you do your free motion quilting? Do you have a normal sewing machine? Maybe you would be so kind as to do a little tutorial for us.
Posted by: Leslie | 15 July 2008 at 10:06 PM
beautiful quilt - that wrinkling is great! cute photo of your kitty on the quilt, too, btw :)
Posted by: Lisa | 16 July 2008 at 11:08 AM
Wow, that is gorgeous!
Posted by: beki | 16 July 2008 at 04:16 PM
So pretty! So inspiring!
Posted by: Jane | 17 July 2008 at 12:24 AM
Your quilt is so gorgeous! All that puckering gives it such a cozy look!
Posted by: Penny | 17 July 2008 at 02:40 PM
Your quilt is so gorgeous! All that puckering gives it such a cozy look!
Posted by: Penny | 17 July 2008 at 02:43 PM
You really did an amazing job. It is really gorgeous.
Posted by: Dallas | 17 July 2008 at 07:58 PM
The quilt is fabulous! Great work!
Posted by: Randi | 17 July 2008 at 11:00 PM
Gorgeous!!! I always love a quilt with lots of texture when it comes out of the wash!!!! Love it!!!!
Posted by: upstatelisa | 18 July 2008 at 06:23 AM
Wow - sooooooooo gorgeous. Beautiful job!
Posted by: earthchick | 19 July 2008 at 07:44 PM
It is really stunning, love it so much.
Posted by: Jacqui from Blooming | 21 July 2008 at 08:05 AM
Great quilt! Cute cat!
Posted by: hetty | 24 July 2008 at 12:32 AM