Deerly beloved: a quilt is finished

Yes I have a quilt alllllll finished just for you.

And there was a break in the weather today, so I managed to take some photos too. It's fair to say this is no longer my least favourite quilt. In fact, now that the memory of making that quilt top is fading, it may be becoming one of my favourites. BQF has declared it is so.

What do you think?  Would you be miserable if you received this as a wedding gift?

Your accolades may now flood in.

A real outdoor photo and everything

The brown is no longer a focus, once the brown blocks were put together and spread throughout the quilt. I also think the red polka dot binding gives it a real lift too.* 

Oh the wonderful feeling of a finished quilt in the sunshine

Those points don't look too bad - they're not perfect, but no outrageous whoopsies. And it's not as if anyone will be looking too hard for poor sewing!

My treasured piece of Oh Deer print - looking good

Hubby insisted on straight-line quilting. That was no skin off my nose - it's a lot quicker and the quilt drapes so much more softly than with stippling. The lines are 1/4" out either side of the thin strips on the front. I like how it looks on the back. 

There be straight line quilting

The large scale print on the back is still one of my favourites. I sacrificed all 2 metres I had, and sashed it with the same pearl solid I used on the front. I was so worried the front would look awful that I wanted one side to look good. As it turns out, the front doesn't look so bad after all!  But the back is probably my favourite. On seeing the back, Princess informed me that "this is beautiful Mummy.  Perhaps this can be my quilt?"  Yeah - I don't think so, honey.

Here's the binding!

Riley Blake small dots.  How I love thee in every colour

Now it needs to go through the wash (I've got to get me some of those colour catchers first) and then be labelled. I know, I forgot the label before quilting again. *sigh*. Then it will be in the post and winging its way half way around the world to the happy couple. It's only two months since the wedding - and they will be past the excitement of their first gifts now, so surely it's better that this has been stretched out?

Stats:

Fabric - Oh Deer by Momo for Moda together with pearl solid (requires the equivalent of one patterned and one solid layer cake for the top).  Binding - Riley Blake small dot
Batting - 100% low loft cotton
Size - 64" x 80"
Pattern - disappearing four patch - cut 1.5" from the centre (tutorial on my quilty links and resources page)

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* or some zing. Or pazazz.  You choose.