Finish Along 4th quarter 2015: 2nd finish

At the beginning of October I made my list of proposed finishes.

This is really terrible - almost Christmas and only two finishes in the fourth quarter! And an almost finish!

Anyway, here is my second finish, all quilted, bound and washed, ready to be snuggled under.

Modern Maples, pattern by Amanda Jennings

After minimally quilting the leaves:

I quilted leaves in the white space. To one side of the central vein I quilted circles and on the other stippling.

Now the quilt has been washed the difference is not so clear. I then quilted swirls between the leaves and in the empty corners. The leaves subsequently got lost in the swirls! Mental note - make more contrast in the quilting. Straight lines in the background would have been better. I had intended quilting much larger swirls, but my first attempt was so uneven I unpicked it, and did a size my hands are comfortable with.

My modern maples is 60" square,

• made from Bella solid off-white (background and backing) and prints from stash; each leaf is a different fabric
• and sewn and quilted with Aurifil 40wt; off white in the background, and colours to match the leaves

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And now on to the "almost finish"!

Drunkard's Path Poinsettia table topper, pattern by Anne Deister at SpringLeaf Studio

This is only a flimsy, and is unlikely to be finished before Christmas, but who knows I might get it done in the last week of the year.

It measures 36.5" square and was made in the Drunkard's Path Quilt Along at SpringLeaf Studio. I made the Drunkard's path blocks on the machine with no pins, following Leanne's excellent tutorial



Have a wonderful Christmas, whether it be white, or wet (like here!) or scorching

Happy sewing

Marly.