it's a quilt!

i have finished my swap quilt!

i put a 2inch finished white border around the blocks. they looked crowded up against the inner border without it. then a 2inch finished inner border with a  6inch finished outer border. my quilt measures 83 x 96 inches.
i really like the look of the freehand BF. it's not my original idea, and  i was going to link to the tutorial i had for them. i had pinned it, and apparently the owner had her stuff removed from Pinterest, so it's not there anymore and i don't remember who did it *shrug* her loss....
here's the backing. i chose a busy print cause i was doing a simple E2E. it's a Denyse Schmidt print from Joann's.

i had to add a strip between my backing panels, so i went ahead and pieced the label into the backing. i lucked out and had enough of my outer border to do this.

all that is left is to find fabric for the binding. *crap* i have to go to the LQS tomorrow ;)

16 comments:

  1. It's a wonderful quilt!

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  2. Very nice.... I love the look of Baptist Fan quilting! You did a very nice job with free-handing them!

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  3. It's lovely Shannon. I'd love to know how you did it, I've only done BF with circle rulers, would love an easier method.

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  4. The person you are looking for might be Mary Johnson. She has a blog.
    blog.maryquilts.com She uses this freehand a lot. She had a problem with Pinterest and removed all of her stuff. Hope this helps. Oh, by the way, quilt is beautiful ! Glenda

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  5. Beautiful! I just love those cheery fabrics in your quilt.
    Kristie

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  6. Totally perfect quilting for that quilt! I would have loved to see the tutorial on that pattern... Seems like a lot of travel stitching the only way I can think of doing it, I will have to think on it more. Geat finish.

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  7. and it is a real beauty, what quilt block is that? please
    thank you

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  8. Woot! Looks great. The quilting is perfect. I'm thinking this would be a great quilt for my huge collection of 30s prints.

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  9. This quilt looks wonderful...and the white border makes it look like it's floating!

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  10. So pretty! That is a such a sweet quilt.

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  11. I love the look of free hand BFans too. (I like the rulered ones too) It's perfect choice for your quilt-luv that backing fabric too.

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  12. Love the quilt in thirties fabrics with the BF quilting - don't know what the pattern is, but I call it Hugs and Kisses. I agree with Glenda (anonymous) - it's Mary Johnson's blog. If you look in the [how to's] tab at the top it is the fourth one down - http://blog.maryquilts.com/2009/03/18/baptist-fans-freehand-by-machine/ . You might also want to read why she blocked her stuff from being on Pininterest
    I am a big fan of both of you and read your blogs every morning. Anne in Australia

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  13. my doodley friend - i, too, initially thought it was heartstrings mary whose tute you used for the freehand BF's. but when i look at yours closely, i do not see that you backtrack like she does...so, i think you must make your own tute to show us how it's done.

    and....in case you weren't aware...this is a GORGEOUS quilt & the quilting is perfect for it. i can't wait to get mine done. thanks so much for organizing this swap. i know it takes alot of work. you da best!

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  14. I REALLY like this one, Shannon. Your choice of a BF design is perfect on it. I can't believe you did that without marking! So impressive.

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  15. Wowie! I really, really like it. And the purple border is so cute with all the other colors. I love the Baptist Fan and you, of course, did a great job!
    I'll come get my blocks maybe on Monday--the 23rd?
    Karen

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  16. Wow! Fabulous quilting, as always!

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