Friday Finish - For the Love of Sewing!

The day has finally arrived... my 2014 Skill Builder quilt, For the Love of Sewing, is officially FINISHED!!!

The capitals and exclamation points are 100% warranted here... at least in my opinion. Not only did I meet my March Goal for ALYOF, I surpassed it by completing the borders and the binding too. For those of you keeping track, I was #124 on the Goal Setting Party.

I know you're distracted by all those lovely bolts in the background, but try to focus a little, dear reader! This quilt is 15 months of hard work... finally complete.

Yup, I actually embroidered the I ♥ Sewing in that hoop!

 The infamous rotary cutter block that confused more than a few people when I posted about it!

I can't believe how well the sashing came together... it was one of my biggest fears of this project, that and all those different FMQ motifs!

  Quilt roll à la Dominique! It shows off some of those colour snippets in the binding.

Couldn't resist playing with all the lovely props in the workshop!

The Deets

Title: For the Love of Sewing (Pile O Fabric's 2014 Skill Builder BOM)

Size: 56 by 51½ inches

Konas Used: Capri, Coral, Emerald, Medium Gray, Papaya, Pepper, Shadow, White
Quilting: Quilt as you go, Free motion using Gutterman (Colours 610, 390, 687, 110, 462, 10, 102, 20) 
Binding: Kona Shadow with pops of Capri, Coral, Emerald, Papaya, and Pepper, hand stitched with Aurifil 2600

Backing: Assorted Konas listed above

Favourite Part(s): Taking an on-line class and finishing it, learning and applying techniques that scared the scrap out of me

Read about the process: here(Aug), here(July), here(May), here(March), here(Feb), & here(Feb)

I'm linking up today with TGIFF hosted by Simply Pieced, as well as the March Finishes Party for A Lovely Year of Finishes. I'm three for three!
Now on to Technicolor Galaxy - the 2015 Skill Builder BOM!


J

P.S. Many thanks to the lovely Chris of Patch Halifax who allowed me to play with my quilt and camera in her shop on a sunny spring day! And to Alyssa from Pile O Fabric for creating such a wonderful on-line course. I learned so much!