Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Fabulous Finish.....Number 1

 

It's official....

My first Fabulous Finish for 2022



" Bird Seed "

Flying Geese and Pumpkin Seeds




I put this top together last Spring

and all that was left was the binding:


I use a 20 inch square ruler

to square up and trim off the corners...





then I trim off the sides...





All the rough edges are trimmed off

and it is ready for binding....





I cut my binding strips 2  1/4 inches



This is a lap quilt that will be used and 

washed a lot,  so I am putting the 

binding on by machine:


After the binding is sewn to the front,

then flipped over to the back side,

I used wonder clips every inch to keep it in place

so the back side does not shift while stitching...





Front side of binding...





Back side of binding





I quilted wonky flying geese in the borders...





Feathers are quilted around the pumpkin seeds...





This is heavily quilted and will stand up

to lots of use over the years.





Oh that sense of completion...

makes you feel great !


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

18 comments:

Darlene S said...

Congratulations on such a beautiful finish. Bird Seed is brilliant. I love it!

Gale Bulkley said...

It's a beauty.

Farm Quilter said...

Ohhhh, so pretty!! Way to get such a beautiful quilt to the finish line first this year!! Love the quilting you do on your quilts!

Vicki W said...

It's a beautiful quilt!

queenopearls said...

Oh my stars, this is gorgeous!!! I love the quilt itself and your quilting is wonderful! Way to go!! I adore how quilts scrunch up after washing and drying. I may not always comment but I adore your posts, creativity, farm life and your kindness. Thank you, Christina

LuAnn Kessi said...

Thank you Vicki for your kind words. This has been my Monday quilt that I stitch on each Monday when I join up with my local quilt group. It is good to get this one off the UFO list.

Wishing you a sunny winter,
LuAnn in Western Oregon

Pamela Arbour said...

It is beautiful! Congratulations.

O'Quilts said...

Great job!! Beautiful quilt

Robbie said...

Always love seeing your wonderful work!!! Reminds me of a quilt you just want to wrap around you and read a good book with a cup of tea and my dogs at my feet!

loulee said...

Oh my goodness, I love this quilt.

LuAnn Kessi said...

Thank you Darlene! I plan to keep this as a lap quilt for myself...

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Thanks Gale!

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Hi Farm Quilters,
All this quilt needed was a binding, so it was an easy first! Wish they all went that fast.

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Thank you Christina for your always kind and sweet comments!

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Thanks a bunch Pamela!

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Many thanks for your supportive comment. It makes me want to finish more!

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Hi Robbie,

That is exactly what I plan to do with this quilte....keep it for myself!

Hugs,
LuAnn

LuAnn Kessi said...

Thank you so much Loulee!

Hugs,
LuAnn

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