Rainbow Charms - The Quilt

Rainbow Charms is finished!

Measures 49" by 63"

I bought the backing last year at Hancock's of Paducah

when I was in town for the Fall Paducah AQS show.

At the time, I didn't have a particular project in mind

but I knew it would make a great backing - and it has.

The stripe I used for the binding has been aging in my stash

for quite a while - again, I knew it would be a good binding

and I'm happy it has finally found its quilt.

Quilted with Glide thread in Graphite (top and bobbin) 

using Christina Camelli's approach for 

stitching the orange peel design.

I wasn't sure if OP would work for 4.5" finished squares,

but with nice deep curves, the design worked perfectly.

I like the way the design appears, disappears, and re-appears

depending on how you look at the quilt.

I also like how soft and light the quilt feels.

(not weighted down with lots of thread)

As I've shared before, I rarely buy pre-cuts.

The MSQC Cyber-Monday promotion last November

tripped me up on that position -

but I'm delighted with this quilt so it's all good.

(I've since unsubscribed from their emails 

so I won't get tripped up again)

To see earlier posts for this particular project,

click on the Rainbow Charms label at the end of this post.

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This finish counts towards my 18 in 2018 Quilting goals.

I have only two more to quilt for my 

St. Louis trunk show on saturated color.

Stay tuned!

Quiltdivajulie

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"Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear."
Ralph Ellison