countdown to Christmas

a little last-minute sewing as we countdown to Christmas

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- closeup of binding fabric

and my positivities & *pas de deux quilts together ...

A couple of years ago I made Rachel's 'pas de deux' quilt, a modern BOM sampler, see above *pic. And as many of you know, I joined in with the 'positivities' sew-a-long this year, another similar modern quilt designed by Rachel @stitchedincolor. I love how Rachel creates these sampler quilts with so much negative space. It allows the blocks to flow and our individual colour choices tie the whole thing together. 

Yesterday I spent a very pleasant couple of hours out on the deck sewing the binding down on my 'positivities' quilt. 

Quilt stats:

Fabrics: I opted to use a constant soft minty-green solid as my background and I used a selection of scraps from my stash. 
Backing: it was a great way to use up some mixed size, leftover vintage sheet pieces.
Quilting: simply quilted in edge-to-edge straight lines by Leeanne @quiltmekiwi who by now knows my taste so well!
Binding: After some indecision, I chose 'visitation' from the Bright Eyes collection by AMH. The soft purple with its large-scale floral design breaks up nicely along the narrow segments of the binding. And I love how those intermittent floral clusters seem to draw out the warm colours in the quilt.
Finished quilt measurements: 63" x 76". 

10th quilt finish for 2024.

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Wishing you all a wonderful festive season with family and friends.

Taking a break from posting now, see you next year!

Linda