Backing complete

This backing took a bit longer than I expected. I do like the final outcome. Unsure if it will travel to AZ but if there is room it will come. Still need to purchase wool batting however I have exceeded my quilting budget.

Final backing...

Possible quilting pattern.

Allietarecherith quilt top complete

The final border material came yesterday, so I was able to finish up the quilt top today. So excited to share it. It was great that I could get a picture outside in the snow before the rain.

Today also finished some orphan blocks with some of the Wild & Goosey blocks I was playing with before and during the quilt mystery. I have decided to do two pillows with red flannel backing it I have enough material. Very please on how they look. I will do some hand quilting on these during my travel to Arizonia in a few weeks.

I used my embroidery application on my machine to design two quilt labels. I will include a white block to write any additional thoughts or events in my daughter's last year of college. She is thinking about taking a J term next winter. A 3 credit course that would take her to of all places...Italy! So will have document some of those travels if it occurs.

I have decided to use some nursing fabric and red flannel fabric for the backing. Will also do some scrap blocks along with some 10.5 inch blocks of other red fabric left over.

This quilt will be difficult to give up...I have enjoyed making it. I look forward to hand quilting it.

Bonnie Hunter's link up :  

http://quiltville.blogspot.in/2016/01/mystery-monday-link-up-reveal.html

See all the great quilts, colors and everyone's progress.

See my regular blog:
http://lindaquilting.blogspot.in/

One more border to go..

Spent yesterday sewing all the blocks and rows together. Now that they are together it looks even better. More red and a wee bit yellow. I had ordered the additional fabric for the final border. It should be here later this week.

Now onto the backing. I have sewing about 7 blocks with a scrap vortex method. However I am also waiting for some additional fabric that is flannel and nurse oriented. If...and if I get the back sewn and if it will fit it may come down to Arizonia for some hand quilting. I very much like this quilt.

Final reveal of mystery....

New Year's Day..final reveal of mystery.

Bonnie posted the final reveal on New Years Day...time in Italy. We celebrated with sister-in-law/ brothers house with games and food. I did not see the reveal until next day. As usual another outstanding quilt design. Now with one set of blocks it showed the gold center. While I like this very much, my daughter not so much. I looked at the Badger fabric I had left, not quite enough for all centers so used another favorite the red speckles fabric. This should be a bit more red. The border has black, I again I do not have enough so will substitute the flowered red and gray flower print that I liked so much and use the back with little red flowers for thin border. I will go with the red speckled gold fabric for side triangles. I did have to order some of the border fabric and got the last yard of fabric. I will decide the color of binding when I get that far. While I was ordering fabric I decided on some red flannel and some nursing theme fabric for backing. I have some scraps of fabric that I will do some kind of scrap vortex backing. We are planning to leave for Arizonia in about three weeks. If I can get the backing done I might take it along to hand quilt. (Also if we have the room) I will not have a sewing machine so if I don't get that far it will have to wait. Will use wool batting.

Here is my progress as of today.

Here is the layout with all the Badger fabric facing the same way and colors spaced out a bit more uniform.

The beginnings of the side triangles

Close up..

Worked on a system to sew and press to make sure they are correct.

It took about 3 1/2 days working on all the main blocks. They were fun to put together and fell into place easily. Fun mixing up the colors. The gray in the blocks reminds me of patio pavers. Very cool effect. 

Auditioning borders

Final decision about borders

Today I also started working on the corner and side blocks. Also fun to do and quite easy. I did half of them and decided to stop.

Here is some of Bonnie's inspiration.

The following is this week's link-up link:

So many different colors all so great. 

Cannot wait to finish putting the rows together tomorrow and maybe the side border. I will have a few weeks to work on the pieced backing.