Juniper Hollow was a free online pattern from McCall's Quilt Magazine or Quick Quilts. It needed a border.
I had an odd scrap of some dark green that I framed the quilt with and then I auditioned various beige fabrics that I had.
This backing fabric just jumped off the shelf so I had to wash it and iron it before using it. There's still enough left for a smaller quilt or to use as a border for another quilt.
It's on the frame now and I just started quilting it. The star blocks just needed some extra quilting put in them.
A close-up of the quilting I plan on using for the sides.
This is what I used for the end of the quilt. I don't always use different quilt designs for borders but in this case I did. Sometimes the hardest thing for me in quilting is deciding on how to quilt it. With this one, I just wanted to have fun.
Since it's that time of the week again, I am linking up with the Needle and Thread Network and with Esther's blog. Go have a look at what other people are doing. You may get inspired.
Your hand quilting looks always so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat backing is perfect for that quilt. I love your hand quilting:)
ReplyDeleteDolores...You are a quilting machine! This one is beautiful.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE It..The backing certainly is perfect...You go girl:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hand quilting, I love the block of the stars appliqued and then the stars that are handstitched as well.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilting. Beautiful! It will be a gorgeous quilt. Great backing.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work! The backing is an excellent choice, and the border quilting ads that extra little touch.
ReplyDeleteThat back was perfect for your quilt. So nice to have it hand quilted.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt Dolores and I just love how that backing fabric "jumped" off of the shelf :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and sprightly quilt!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilting, Dolores! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA really nice christmas quilt! The quilting you do is excellent! I am going to hunt up that pattern and perhaps make an attempt at a few blocks of it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt! I love the backing fabric! :0)
ReplyDeletelove the flowers in this one Dolores....
ReplyDeletelovely! your quilting is beautiful. Deciding what to quilt where is what I struggle with, too. hand or machine, we all go through a similar process.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt and your hand quilting.
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