Welcome to this eclectic assortment of finished quilts for 2026.
Trying to keep everything documented these days.
Not sure when I’ll say goodbye to these quilts, but I can’t keep them all…
This Trip Around the World (TATW) quilt was started back in March 2025. It's a fun bohemian-style quilt, created by making two of the same block construction-wise but they vary in the colour mix. Block A is a playful scrappy 4 colour combo while Block B is a repeat of the same intense b&W stripe, pink & gold colours. And these two blocks flick back and forth across the design with a "pink" pathway in-between.
Marita from quilters anonymous used hot pink thread to quilt a large loopey figure 8 panto, and it looks lovely.
For the backing, I used Kaffe's 'stone flower' in yellow with the pink floral motif - a random purchase years ago - just perfect. And my binding was an animal print in pink from Riley Blake Designs.
*Donated to Hospice.
My Housetop quilt top was pieced back in February 2024, definitely time to turn it into a quilt. It's a variation of the log cabin block obviously inspired by the Gees Bend quilters and their amazing quilts & the recent 'house top no.6' quilt from Windham Fabrics.
My gentle soft 'green' log cabin quilt top was virtually the same size, so I used it as a backing. I had this one quilted in a 'simply sunflowers' panto by Marita from quilters anonymous. It took me some time to settle on a binding, I usually tend to opt for something a little darker, a little more defining. However, in the end I went with a light minty green solid, I love how it calms things down and ties the front and back together.
My recently pieced iced vovo was another quilt I was keen to get finished. I included a healthy dose of pink florals, as a little nod to the original, along with the occasional darker print for contrast and added interest.
For my backing, I chose a quilt top I already had here in the wardrobe, my soft 'floating log cabins' in lots of lights with accents in plum. I did have to add wide borders to the backing, to facilitate loading onto Marita's (from quilters anonymous) long arm quilting machine. I chose a panto that looks like a natural randomness of ripple-type stitches.
And my binding was a two-tone muted pink print, Field Cloth "briar' by Sew Kind of Wonderful. It works nicely for both back & front.
Love love loved making this cabin nights quilt - with lots of teeny tiny 2" HSTs. Super happy with the contrast of the occasional bright florals with the muted greens, soft pinks & light backgrounds. I'm not really a fan of square quilts, so I added an extra strip of the background fabrics to the top and bottom and ended up with a rectangular quilt.
For a backing, I added a few borders to my scrappy light/dark HSTs diamond quilt to get it a little bigger than my quilt top, #partyinthequiltback.
I dropped my quilt off with Marita at Quilters Anonymous for a spot of quilting magic.
My finished quilts constantly surprise me, the pink binding chose itself! It's a small pink & white retro daisy print by RRS Sugar Maple.
For my backing, I chose a quilt top I already had here in the wardrobe, my soft 'floating log cabins' in lots of lights with accents in plum. I did have to add wide borders to the backing, to facilitate loading onto Marita's (from quilters anonymous) long arm quilting machine. I chose a panto that looks like a natural randomness of ripple-type stitches.
And my binding was a two-tone muted pink print, Field Cloth "briar' by Sew Kind of Wonderful. It works nicely for both back & front.
Love love loved making this cabin nights quilt - with lots of teeny tiny 2" HSTs. Super happy with the contrast of the occasional bright florals with the muted greens, soft pinks & light backgrounds. I'm not really a fan of square quilts, so I added an extra strip of the background fabrics to the top and bottom and ended up with a rectangular quilt.
For a backing, I added a few borders to my scrappy light/dark HSTs diamond quilt to get it a little bigger than my quilt top, #partyinthequiltback.
I dropped my quilt off with Marita at Quilters Anonymous for a spot of quilting magic.
My finished quilts constantly surprise me, the pink binding chose itself! It's a small pink & white retro daisy print by RRS Sugar Maple.
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