I finished this quilt which I started in 2020. Although I originally wanted to free motion the whole quilt, when I started the quilting process, I once again couldn't decide what to free motion where and settled once again with straight stitching on all of the blocks. Now that the whole quilt is done, I am considering adding free motion fillers to the solid color fabrics.
I bought a complimentary fabric for the back but discovered too late that I bought too little and had to add a plain blue for the sasching at the back as well as two of the corner blocks as the original fabric was sold out by the time I discovered my mistake. The quilt blocks was finished using the quilt as you go method. It was the first quilt I did where the blocks was set on point.
I seldom finish quilt bindings by hand anymore and prefer to machine stitch the front as well as the back. I accomplish this by first stitching the binding to the back of the quilt and then finish it at the front. For this quilt I use an overcasting stitch to create a decorative finish.
And with the label stitched to the back, this project is done. I might just be able to finish all the UFO's this year with only two bed quilts and one wall hanging left to finish. That being said, I just realize that one third of 2023 is already behind us.
