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Friday, April 19, 2019

Ready, Set, Go! {Last blocks and Quilt Top}

I've managed to finish up all 25 blocks for my Island Batik Ambassador challenge for this month!

For the last blocks, I needed to mix in a few more black fabrics, but I ended up using only two different pink fabrics for my blocks.

Here are the last of the blocks:


In the process of making all of the blocks, I made sure to press my blocks such that it would be very, very easy to nest seams in the blocks as I put the quilt top together.

Now my quilt is a lovely 40 inches square (as specified by our challenge requirements!) and ready to be quilted!


Getting some backing fabric for this quilt is on my next item of business and I have pink fabric set aside for binding too!

In keeping with the "pink" theme of this post, I also wanted to share a picture of the very lovely cherry tree in the front yard of our new house, all abloom:


Who says you have to go to DC to see good cherry blossoms?!? I don't think my tree is same varietal as the Japanese cherry trees in DC, but my tree was extremely lovely until a stupid rainstorm knocked off a good portion of the petals and I was happy that I took this picture the day before the rain moved in.

Happy Easter to all, I am going to be hosting a small troupe at our house on Sunday which will be a good mish-mash of our local friends and coworkers.
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8 comments:

  1. KathleenApril 19, 2019 at 10:37 AM

    I miss my crab apple, that bloomed in the spring. That storm effect, I called pink snow which helped me appreciate that the petals were no longer on the tree. I love the way this quilt is looking. Look forward to seeing your quilting on it.

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  2. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlApril 19, 2019 at 10:41 AM

    The blocks and quilt top look great. Any plans on quilting yet?

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  3. VasudhaApril 19, 2019 at 11:04 AM

    I love the electric pink of your quilt and the tree too!

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  4. MissPatApril 19, 2019 at 1:08 PM

    I like your design and the secondary pattern that shows up. Good luck with the quilting. Happy Easter. Enjoy your get together.
    Pat

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  5. KateApril 20, 2019 at 8:46 AM

    Love the pink and black color palette. It makes for a very dramatic quilt. Sorry the storms blew away the petals. Our neighbor to the east lost one of their trees in the storms this week. It is the season.

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  6. EmilyApril 20, 2019 at 10:35 AM

    I really like the pink and black and white together! The pink check it out looks fabulous!

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  7. KathleenApril 20, 2019 at 1:35 PM

    Very pretty quilt!
    Kathleen -- kakingsbury at verizon dot net

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  8. LizApril 20, 2019 at 4:59 PM

    Beautiful, very sharp and I love the pink and black and white! Have fun quilting this!

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