Friday 29 June 2012

A day at the beach II - a finished quilt -

The second installment of my 'A day a the beach' quilt is finished. It was such joy to work with those fabrics again and doubly so to be able to include the lovely vintage pieces my customer sent me.
So have a look with me !


I included the ships and liberal amounts of the vintage shirt in the front of the quilt. Isn't it wonderful how they work together so well with the 'Going Coastal' fabric.



I decided on a pieced back and used all the remaining 'Going Coastal' fabric :-(  (but the Crazy old Ladies are bringing out another stunning nautical themed collection in the next months !!) and also again some of the vintage shirt fabric.


I quilted in my customary straight lines  with varying numbers of rows, sometimes one on each stitch line and sometimes two.



I am particularity happy with the binding as it is a wide stripy number that I recently bought and I think it underlines the nautical theme of the quilt rather nicely.  The fabric is the navy cabana stripe from the 'It's a shore thing' collection by Jack and Lulu for dear Stella Fabrics.



And last but not least the obligatory photo of the finished quilt with its striking binding.




Let's hope my customer love it as much as I do !
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15 comments:

  1. CatherineJune 29, 2012 11:16 am

    I hope so indeed - your customer is very lucky! It's a lovely quilt!

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  2. SashaJune 29, 2012 11:48 am

    Love it! That binding is fantastic, it really sets it off!

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  3. HelenJune 29, 2012 12:02 pm

    What a gorgeous quilt, love the fabrics :-)

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  4. Mish Mash MamaJune 29, 2012 1:19 pm

    Great job there Judith. Love the mix of shirts and boats with the costal.

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  5. DiJune 29, 2012 2:20 pm

    It is a lovely quilt. Your customer will be delighted. I like the way that you have blended a new fabric line with old cast offs. I have been saving my sons' and husband's old shirts for awhile now, and your quilt has given me ideas of how I can use them. Thanks. Di x

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  6. needle and nestJune 29, 2012 2:57 pm

    It's gorgeous! You did a fabulous job! :)

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  7. Cheryl's Teapots2QuiltingJune 29, 2012 5:10 pm

    Sew Cute! Love that binding. It really sets everything off.

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  8. Judith, BelfastJune 29, 2012 6:14 pm

    If your customer is mad enough not to love it, just post it on over to me! Jxo

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  9. Jo JoJune 29, 2012 7:14 pm

    I love the binding, it's perfect. Really lovely quilt. I hope your customer likes it!

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  10. Jo @ life in listsJune 29, 2012 7:48 pm

    The stripy binding is brilliant! Really frames the quilt. Also loving the flamingo and lifebelt prints in the Shore Thing fabric line

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  11. Mrs Flying Blind...June 29, 2012 9:04 pm

    He'll love it!

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  12. sorbetsurpriseJune 29, 2012 11:10 pm

    This really looks lovely, I can't imagine how happy the recipient will be!

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  13. LeanneJune 30, 2012 5:59 am

    This quilt is great, that binding is perfect!

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  14. Dianne NealeJune 30, 2012 7:38 am

    I'd be thrilled to bits with it. The binding just makes it.

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  15. NickyJuly 02, 2012 10:54 am

    Can't understand why they wouldn't!

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