Friday Finish - Converging Corners

 A fresh snowfall and a crisp new quilt... what could be better?

I have to confess... this quilt was not finished in 2015! The majority of the blocks for this quilt were made by my bee mates in the Global Scrap Bee. Back in July, I asked them to make blocks using Film in the Fridge's tutorial for Converging Corners. Some people even sent me two!

I finished this one up in October, but photoshoots weren't so easy then. I felt this one deserved some proper photos... even if they are just in my backyard

I just love a stripe-y binding. I was lucky enough to find this striped print from Brrr! by Laurie Wisburn at my LQS to bind it. A number of prints from this collection made their way into this quilt.

 The backing is a Riley Blake print... Songbird by Carina Gardner.

For the quilting, I used one of the patterns I learned in my Skill Builder BOM last year. I basically quilted small sections in back and forth vertical or horizontal lines. They're not particularly straight and aren't meant to be! :)

 I opted to quilt only the white negative space... it really makes the strips of aqua & red prints pop!

The Deets

Title: Converging Corners

Size: 48 by  60 inches

Quilting: Wiggly sections using Gutterman White (Colour - 20)

Binding:  Brrr! by Laurie Wisburn for Robert Kaufman , Hand stitched with Gutterman

Backing: Songbird by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake

Favourite Part(s): Opening all those squishy envelopes and seeing the blocks come together on my design wall

I'm linking up today with Finish it Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts as well as with TGIFF, hosted this week by From Bolt to Beauty.Who knows... I might even manage a three-peat next Friday if get a little sewing in this week! Hoping the same for all of you quilters out there!

J

Tardy...

Ack! I've been doing such a good job keeping up to date with my ModQImprov blocks, but I've just not been giving the same attention to the blocks from my other on-line endeavour, the Global Scrap Bee. I just realized that I haven't even mailed the block I completed for October.

The Queen Bee was thinking ahead to Christmas and asked us to make any 'ole block we liked in Christmas prints. When I made this, I knew what it was called. A few months later... not so much.
Next up...Leigh Ann over at  Ella's Cottage (a sister member of the MMQG!) requested log cabin blocks. Each of the bee mates was to choose a colour. I opted for orange!

I wasn't sure which way to press the seams... toward the white felt natural, but I was afraid the orange would show through. So, another experiment - pressing the seams open. The verdict? Time consuming, but perhaps worth it on small projects.

 And here they are all finished, posing in the Hawaii Suite (a.k.a - the spare room).

And then I went all crazy! I was so excited about the December block that I couldn't help myself. Polaroids! Check out a tutorial here. I was so excited to get going that I failed to read the Queen Bee's full instructions and the fabrics I selected weren't quite right. She requested girl-y prints for an I Spy style quilt for her daughters.

 Back to the cutting mat! These are a little more girl-y!

Even though only one block was requested, I made a bunch. They're tiny (3.5 by 4 inches) and very quick to put together. I couldn't resist cutting into some fabric destined for another baby quilt. I do love a good hedgehog!

These blocks are traveling all the way to Italy to live with Nesta of Ella & Nesta's Little Room.

Off to the post office I go tomorrow!

J