Calico Point called me last Friday, the quilting on Four Patch Around the World was finished. All other sewing came to a full stop while I sewed the binding onto her, this is my first complete finish of 2025!
I think this quilt is so bright, colorful and happy. Don't you feel like smiling when you look at her?
The right edge came unclipped but I just left it go. There is snow on the porch and that snow is slick on the smooth concrete.
And a picture on the glider.
A picture of the backside. The quilting is meandering stipple.
And a picture laying in the snow but not much of the snow shows.
This black/white striped fabric is the perfect binding, it highlights all the bright colors.
Here is a link to the last post I wrote about her.
The bright fabrics are a Free Spirit jelly roll I purchased in 2022 in while visiting Deanna in Utah. The white fabrics were the jelly rolls I purchased at MSQC in November.
I also purchased the pattern there but of course I made changes. I made my quilter larger, into a square and it's symmetrical. My finished quilt measures 94" by 95"which isn't that much smaller than the 96" it measured as a flimsy.
This quilt pieced very fast, two weeks! Simple quilts that piece fast are so much fun to make. Of course it helps when the strips are already cut by using jelly rolls.
What's my plan for the quilt? I plan to donate her to the Michiana Mennonite Relief sale in September. We need more full sized quilts for this auction, I think the bright colors will appeal to everyone.
This quilt was #13 on my list of projects to accomplish this year.
Linking to Favorite Monthly Finish @ Quilting Jet Girl, To Do Tuesday, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF!, Finished or Not Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Beauty Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts
30 comments:
Yes this is a simple beauty! The binding made me smile. Love everything about this quilt.
Gretchen this is a masterpiece. The scrappiness and the colors are just beautiful, and I love the binding! I bet it makes a bundle in the Mennonite auction.
Oh, Gretchen, it's super!
Beautiful first finish of '25! Love it!!
What a sweet quilt! It will be a sure hit at the auction. Though the colors are bright, they are muted with the prints enough to keep the colors from slapping us in the face. Wonderful simplicity!
What a glorious finish! I love it! You know I am partial to simple quilts and simple designs and it doesn't get too much more simple than a 4-patch. Congratulations on your beautiful first finish of '25!
A beautiful finish! Pretty sure I have that pattern in a BLOCK, will have to dog-ear or post-it mark it! I was just at MSQC yesterday and bought a large amount of fabric with postage stamps on it, thinking it would be great for the back of a scrappy 9-patch or something similar. I think this would be great for it!
I love your quilt, and I like that you made it symmetrical instead of like the pattern. Great binding, too.
What an absolute beauty - And yes, it makes me smile! (And my heart sing.)
Do you recall the details of the striped fabric? I'm always worried about the stripe width being "off", but yours is perfectly proportioned.
Do tell us more about the fund raising sale some time!
Such a bright and happy quilt! And yes, it makes me smile--especially with that perfect striped binding! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/02/25/wednesday-wait-loss-421
A wonderful finish!!! So cheery and bright.
Like this so much I went and watch the MSQC tutorial online! On my bucket list 🙂
Wow! What a beautiful quilt and so full of fun.
Yes it is a happy quilt - and a great first finish for the year. xx
A lovely quilt and someone will be lucky to enjoy this beauty.
Fun first finish, Gretchen!!! Nice that it was made from jelly rolls--a lot of the cutting was done. And lovely auction sale quilt!
Wow, its beautiful, simple but gorgeous.
Hello Gretchen, it' s a wonderful Quilt. I love the colors. Yes he make me smile. Manny greetings, Marita
Such a pretty quilt! You made great use of those jelly roll purchases!
it totally makes me smile!! What a happy colorful quilt - and it makes you think of sunshine!!!
So gorgeous and that striped binding really adds a nice punch!
Wow, a bright and happy quilt for sure! It looked large and you are right that it hardly shrunk at all with quilting and binding. I'm sure it's going to be a treasured quilt when it gets donated in September. Congratulations on the fabulous finish (and your first for 2025) and thank you for linking up with Favorite Finish!
Oh yes, this quilt does make me smile ! What a beauty! I may have to purchase some jelly rolls like this soon. They do make cutting and piecing quicker. Enjoy your weekend. Hugs.
Congratulations on finishing Four Patch. It is bound generate some competitive bidding. The black and white binding is perfection.
What a wonderful finish, bright and beautiful! I love the binding too! It's going to be loved by someone for sure. Thank you for sharing this lovely quilt and linking up.
A super finish! It's a simple pattern that creates instant drama! Love the B&W binding!
Again, what a wonderful quilt! Thanks for linking up with TGifF
Four Patch Around the World is so bright and cheerful. I love the striped binding.
Wow, seriously?! You pieced this quilt top from start to finish in only two weeks?!! It would take me two weeks to decide which jelly roll to use! It's a delightful finish!
I'm trying to use stuff I've had laying around here for years. The Free Spirit jellyroll was purchased in 2022 and it was time to move on out. I purposely brought the white jelly rolls because I knew it would make the colors pop. I bought Kona jelly rolls because they were $10 less a roll than the Bella rolls.
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