Thursday, December 12, 2013

YESTERDAY.......

........it was -9 and snowing for a good part of the day. It was a great day to gather together all the blocks from the Simply Solids group and get to work.

I sewed them together and basted,


then I traced around a frying pan lid, a casserole lid, and a cereal bowl


and got busy quilting



in no time I had it quilted and bound and into the washer it went



The binding is squared elements by Art Gallery. I thought the little squares were a perfect fit


Another fun little quilt to add to the pile in the nursery.


I'm thinking now might be a good time to give my new daughter in law a tour of that nursery.......  : )

linking up with finish it up Friday
and TGIFF

quilt stats:
fabrics are all solids
36 x 48
pattern is here
quilted by me

43 comments:

  1. Hi Carla! Beautiful! Your idea for quilting was perfect and the binding is also great! Wonderful desing to show colours! x Teje

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  2. looks like a great way to spend the day xx our weather here in the UK has been cold and windy.. and dry .. dont want to swap you can keep the snow there xx

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  3. Such a beautiful quilt! The quilting is perfect and i adore that binding!

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  4. I just love this quilt! Perfect choice for binding. And such a great picture on that church pew.

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  5. What a perfect day for quilting! This quilt is perfect, and I love how the binding complements the design!

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  6. Wow....'tis a wee bit chilly in your glorious part of the world!! A white Christmas...how lovely!! Love, love, love this quilt and the binding is a perfect fit!! Mmmmm...showing your new dil the nursery....couldn't possibly be an ulterior motive....could there??

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  7. I love how you quilted this! Wow!

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  8. Beautiful quilt, Carla! And lovely photographs....as usual!!

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  9. This is a gorgeous quilt Carla! The binding is a perfect finish! And your photos really do it justice!

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  10. Perfect quilting design. Congrats on the finish.

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  11. Love out this one came together Carla. Your DIL will be thrilled I am sure. Great idea to use pot lids as templates too!

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  12. You are so speedy! Love the fun quilting!!

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  13. What a great idea for quilting! I'll have to try that some time. The quilt turned out beautifully.

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  14. You already know how much I love this quilt! I simply must make some of these blocks! LOVE the binding fabric!

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  15. Hi Carla, your quilt and the quilting is beautiful.

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  16. I love the simplicity of this one, but it is colorful. I'm going to try your plate, frying pan, etc. technique. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. you do so finish!
    Very cute, love the circles

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  18. oh what a fun finish. Love your quilting on this one.

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  19. Very nice job on this quilt! You have inspired me to try this pattern myself. :) Wonderful quilt!

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  20. Yes, give her a tour! LOL! The quilt looks great.

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  21. Love this so much! Your quilting and the binding couldn't be more perfect!

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  22. Darling quilt and great idea on the quilting.

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  23. Very cute. I'm so impressed with how you got right to it and finished it up. Finishing is hard for me.

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  24. Love this quilt. Thanks for the link for the pattern :)

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  25. Such a happy quilt and I love your quilting!

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  26. Carla I love this quilt and its simplicity. Well done. Philippa xx

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  27. Fabulous job, Carla! It's a very striking design and I loved making the block. So exciting to see one of our Simply Solids Bee quilts finished. Love your choice of quilting too.

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  28. An amazing quilt... love the binding fabric... just perfect!

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  29. LOL! You are as bad as me, hint, hint to Jan and her hubby! Lovely little quilt! Great idea for the quilting too!

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  30. simple pattern - striking quilt. great job.

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  31. I'm totally going to steal this quilting method, since I have plenty of pot lids and bowls. Very clever and a great quilt finish.

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  32. I love the circles over the squares - what a great quilt! Have a fantastic Christmas!

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  33. How sweet is that quilt Carla!!! Love the way you quilted it - and you're right, that binding is absolutely perfect!!

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  34. Beautiful quilt, and clever quilting. I have that same fabric as you used in your binding, and I agree--it is perfect! Congrats on another finish!

    Elizabeth

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  35. How cute Carla, even though you are an ornery Mother-In-Law! Ha, ha, ha!!

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  36. Those blocks are fab and I love the way you've quilted them :)

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  37. Very stylish and LOVE the circle quilting it works so well with the design!

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