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Friday, August 19, 2011

Doing a happy dance!

....because I have finished my Rainbow Scrap Challenge Quilt!  I managed to finish piecing the backing, layer it, quilt it and machine sew on the binding between breakfast and lunch today!  After doing my normal drive everywhere Friday bit I managed to finish hand sewing the binding and now it is done!  YAY!!!  


 I raided my scrap binding drawer and dug out anything that I thought would go - added a bit of the backing fabric and sewed it all together.

I pieced the border with adding in some of the purple from the front and a new blue that I bought yesterday.  I just didn't have enough or didn't like the other fabrics that I used on the front so had to buy the blue and I am happy with the way it turned out.  The main backing is a companion print for the larger blue squares on the front so they tie in nicely together!  These fabrics are dated 2000 and 2001 and that would be around when I bought them!  Egads!  Sometimes it is just not worth thinking about how long a piece of fabric has been in your stash!
 And finally my label!
 This quilt will be off to the post office on Monday. 

On a less positive note i have discovered that one of the reds I was using for Bruce's quilt is not colour fast so before I go any further i have been checking all the others.  I have had to throw out the one I discovered - three washes and it was still losing HEAPS of colour - just not worth the risk.  The others seem fine.  Just means I will  have to re-do one star block  - grrr - but I can't take the risk as there is a fair bit of white in this quilt!

That will be tomorrow's problem!

Till next time - happy stitching!
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16 comments:

  1. EllenAugust 19, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    Holy moly you are quick! Great job on the finish. I totally agree about the red fabric not being worth the risk. It can lead to disaster!!

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  2. LisaAugust 19, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    What a great happy quilt! Love those colors! I can't believe how fast you got it together and finished.

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  3. CathyAugust 20, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Looks awesome!!! I really like the back too!

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  4. Betty LouAugust 20, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    You are so fast--------while your are doing all that, I have only made 2 Japanese Lunch bags----boy, am I slow! Do you have Shout Color Catchers at your grocery store? They look like dryer sheets and you put them into the washer and they collect any stray color. Work great!

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  5. ✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾August 20, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    I would do a happy dance too if I made such a pretty quilt! It looks fantastic and cheery! What kind of a pen did you use to make your labels? I made some labels on Spoonflower which I love, but it would be neat to write the date on them. Is it a specific brand of pen?

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  6. Connie Kresin CampbellAugust 20, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    Congrats! It is such a colorful and beautiful quilt!

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  7. donnaAugust 20, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    Girly you work fast. I would love to have some of your energy. Your quilt has turned out wonderful. I am not sure if you can get this where you are if not let me know and I will mail you some. I use SHOUT color catchers. You put them in the washing machine when you wash your quilt and it really does work. I use red and white and other colors and do not worry about them in the wash because of these sheets. And when I give my quilts to someone I give them one to use on the next wash just in case.
    Hugs
    donna

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  8. Diana and LaDonnaAugust 20, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Beautiful quilt, Jan-Maree! I love the colors and the backing. But, hey, fabric from 2000, 2001 is still new, at least in my stash! Not including my vintage fabric, (though, a lot of my fabric is probably considered vintage by now!) I have fabric that I bought over 25 years ago! It's still good!

    LaDonna

    LaDonna

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  9. Quilting By CeliaAugust 20, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    I really, really love this quilt ! Its great for any style of fabric and even better to use scraps. Well done !

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  10. TarnyiaAugust 20, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    WOW another great finish... the queen of quick you are xxx

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  11. Julie FukudaAugust 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    That really came our beautifully!
    I have never seen them in Japan but it sounds like those color catcher sheets others have been using might be what you need.

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  12. Mary MarcotteAugust 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Wow, beautiful and fast! All hail, the queen of quick has done it again! Love those bright, happy colors! Like LaDonna, I have some really old fabrics that are still good. I'm beginning to believe that they disintegrate only AFTER they've been sewn! Happy Weekend!

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  13. scraphappyAugust 21, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    I'd be doing happy dance as well if I had managed to finish such a beautiful quilt so quickly. The label in the star is a charming touch. I just love the way the striped backing turned out. I'd never guess that the fabric could have possibly been that old.

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  14. Scrappy quilterAugust 21, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    Great job. I really like how you did the back too.

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  15. SusanneAugust 21, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Doing the happy dance with you! Your challenge quilt is so happy and bright!

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  16. Quilter KathyAugust 22, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    It's wonderful! I especially LOVE that binding...great job!

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