Whew. A little under the wire there, but I’ve finished my March goal for Lovely Year of Finishes! I will admit, when I originally made this my goal for the month, the instructions for the entire thing had not been posted, and I thought I’d be able to finish the quilting as well. Well, when Rachel posted the quilting instructions, she mentioned that it took her almost three months to do. So I’m going to give myself a little bit of a bye on this one since I didn’t know better.
However, the top and back are done! The back is Kona dark teal solid, to pick up the more aqua tones on the front. I have decided on this being a wall hanging, so I didn’t bother doing anything fancy on the back. I’m planning on doing the hand quilting as my project that I work on while watching TV and traveling, and not stressing about it. In the meantime, it feels REALLY good to have this one off my plate!
-Anne
14 thoughts on “Lovely Year of Finishes – March Finish”
Oh your medallion quilt turned out gorgeous!!!!! I really have to find the time to finish mine! I just love the dark navy and all the fabrics you’ve worked with! Great job and great hand stitching and piecing!
Thank you so much!! 😀 It’s definitely a good feeling to get it done, I hope you have a chance to finish yours as well! 😀 The quilt ended up being more colorful than my original intentions, but I think I like it. I’ve been staring at it so long, I don’t really “see” it anymore if that makes sense. lol
that’s really lovely! I especially like the way the yellow shines out against the dark blues. Gorgeous!
Thank you! Technically they’re more green, but that color is super hard to photograph, it always goes yellow. But I am working on a navy, yellow and pink quilt, so it gives me hope! lol
Wow Anne, I LOVE this quilt! The palette is one that I’m loving at the moment, and I feel like you’ve achieved such a great balance between the light bright colours and the really intense navy. Can’t wait to see how the hand quilting goes!
Thank you for your sweet encouragement! I have been looking at this quilt for so long that I don’t really “see” it anymore, so I have no real idea how I feel about it. Hopefully when the hand quilting is done, I’ll have gotten a break from seeing the whole thing enough that I will be able to see it again. 😀
Congratulations on your beautiful finish. It is truly gorgeous! Enjoy the quilting process. I never used to, but have lately really begun to enjoy hand sewing and quilting. So relaxing!
Thank you so much! I’m hoping if I don’t try to rush the hand quilting, I’ll have a chance to actually enjoy it. I love hand stitching, but as soon as there’s a deadline, it takes the fun right out of it! (On the other hand, it does mean that it actually gets done.. lol)
I wrote something long and nice but then lost it
Gah… then I prematurely submit. what is wrong with me. Either way, the MM is awesome. You are cool beans.
I’ve had those days! Thank you for the encouragement! I have been looking at this quilt for so dang long that I can’t see it objectively at all. I think I need a break from it for a bit so I can actually enjoy it again. 🙂
It’s the thought that counts! 😀 Sorry you lost your comment though. 🙁
I cannot WAIT to see the hand quilting! I love your version of the modern medallion. 🙂
Thanks so much! I admit I need a bit of a break from it before picking up the hand quilting, but hopefully it won’t end up in my UFO pile for long. 😀