The color scheme for this quilt was inspired by a picture of some kind of ice cream (I'm guessing grape sherbet?) I had pinned a while ago, which is why the quilt is called Sherbet Squares.
I added some scrappy borders to the sides of the quilt to increase the width a bit. It was looking a little too rectangular with just the blocks. I'm not usually one to add borders but I think they really make the blocks pop in this case.
I quilted it in wavy lines (again!), with gray thread. I think I'll be taking a break from the wavy quilting for a little while now!
I backed this one in a thrifted purple striped flannel that is perfect for this quilt! I was happy to find such a large cut of fabric in my stash in this color.
It's bound in Kona Coal and includes one of our cute do. Good Stitches labels designed by Lee at Freshly Pieced!
It's all ready to be shipped off to a child in need through Project Linus!
p.s. Don't forget to stop by Canoe Ridge Creations this week to check out all of the stops on Megan's Festival of HSTs! I'll be back tomorrow with a fun HST block tutorial!
It's beautiful, Holly! I love that flannel you found for the back! It's perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt! It was worth the wait. :)
ReplyDeleteLove it. It's my current favorite color combo.
ReplyDeleteLove the color combo!
ReplyDeleteWorth the wait I guess! It came out awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteI love it and now I feel better about finally getting around to quilting up our December quilt for the Empower Circle. Glad to know I'm not alone in the procrastination. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful. I love the wavy quilting. I plan to do that on my granny square quilt. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteoh it is so pretty holly! so so pretty! i love that wavy quilting so much on it!
ReplyDeleteOh, I really like how it came out. Some of the blocks are so minimalist-cool. The border is a good addition.
ReplyDeleteOrange just pops!
ReplyDeleteLovelyquilt. Just saw it over at the KCQ blog. I like the scrappy borders. Great idea.
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