Quilt is finished

 

The quilt is finished.  It measures 40" x 40".  The backing is flannel and the binding is pink polka dot fabric.  (Both from my stash)  The quilt looks great hanging on my design wall but guess I'll have to part with it soon as the new baby is due in March.

Here is a closeup of the binding and backing.

 

Next up is a tablerunner from a charm pack a friend gave me for Christmas.  

 

A New Quilting Project

This is my current quilting project.  It is a baby quilt for a new grandniece.  The embroidery designs are Anita Goodesign Oodles of Doodles.  The fabric is 30s reproduction fabric and they are stippled using Anita Goodesign Foundations embroidery.  In keeping with my word for 2013 "frugal", all the fabric is from my stash.

I wanted to use the same color threads through the quilt so I selected a variety of thread colors prior to beginning the project.  I used my fabrics as a starting point for thread color.  All threads were in my thread stash.

 

When the quilt top is finished I will use a pink flannel backing and pink polka dot binding from my stash.  I'm hoping to use up much of my fabric stash this year.  It was a goal last year but it seems that I added more fabric than I used.  I'm hoping to do better this year.