A Fun Friday Finish! May 26

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I LOVE having quilty finishes!

This was a Hugs and Kisses quilt that used various Island Batik blues and greens. I used the Accuquilt Go! to cut the pieces: Die #10 from the ‘Corners’ 8″ Qube collection paired with Die #5 from the 8″ Qube set. It made piecing the Hugs and Kisses very simple. Each Hugs or Kisses block uses 4 mini blocks composed of 1 Die #10 and 2 Die #5. Then the blocks are arranged to form a Hug or a Kiss. I added sashing and borders and the quilt was a flimsy!

Unfortunately, I didn’t count very well and I had too many green blocks … so I cut some pinks and purples and I’ll show you that quilt next week (if it’s finished!)

One person that saw this quilt called it my “Sea Hawks” quilt. I’m not a sports fan … but I know lots of people that are and I get that it’s the colours of the team!

Hobbs 80/20 is in the middle and I used Odif 505 spray baste to hold the layers together.

I was zoom quilting with my sister and cousins at the beginning of the month. I wasn’t sure how to quilt it, but I knew I wanted an all-over pattern. My cousin, Terry (machine quilter extraordinaire! ) suggested these curly c’s that go every which way and back-track on themselves. I gave it a try, I must admit, the back-tracking was not fun, but it was well worth it in the end and I LOVE the look! I’ll be using that random pattern again! Thanks, Terry for your fabulous suggestion!!!

I was Featured

Andree from Free Motion Quilters featured my Studio 180 Wedge Star Quilt with Island Batik Sandalwood fabric collection. You can read about it HERE.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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31 thoughts on “A Fun Friday Finish! May 26”

  1. Well blue and green is my favourite colour combination, and these two blocks, made from the same quarter block, have always fascinated me, so I am swooning. Wonderful finish and yes, that is a terrific all-over quilting design!

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  4. Hi Gail, it’s a lovely quilt – those colours are great together. I love FMQ patterns that are loosely based on letters since we definitely have that programmed in our motor memory. Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks – you’ll be featured again!

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  5. Lovely quilt. Those blues and greens make it so happy! Love the quilting. I might try that myself! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.

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    • Thanks Jennifer! Some people have commented that it’s a Sea Hawks quilt … I guess with the blues and greens! Thanks for faithfully hosting Wednesday Wait Loss!

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