My 4-year Quilt

It's true...I finished the top to this quilt over 4 years ago.  This is a Buggy Barn Pattern that was a lot of fun to make.  I put the top away because I knew I wouldn't have time to quilt it before Halloween.

Now that it's done, I wonder what I was afraid of?  I think for me the biggest challenge in quilting is deciding on a quilting design.  Once I know what I want to do, the rest is not so scary.

I'm really happy with the zig-zag pattern in the hat-band, the wavy lines in the dress and especially the loopy-swirly quilting in the background.

And...at our KC MQG Sewing Sunday a few days ago, as I was whining about making quilt labels, Jaime shared a little trick with us.  I used the alphabet stitches from my machine to sew my name and date directly on the binding before I attached it to my quilt.  It's a little crooked, but I still think it looks pretty spiffy!

I've been on a roll lately...productive days at work and productive nights sewing.  Busy hands are happy hands!

Next time...Potholders!!!