$1.25 Quilt

I finally finished quilting this little quilt that I pieced with $1.25 in quarter charms from Gather Here.  I don't usually gravitate towards pinks, but I was tempted by these when I saw them all together at the bottom of the charm bin.  I had also just bought a large piece of hot pink kona on clearance so I mixed in a little of that.

Of course, because these were charms, I didn't have enough of any of the fabrics for binding, so I ended up buying some yardage -- of a Kaffe millefiori and Erin McMorris Somersault-- anyway.  And the backing.  And the white.  So, it's not really accurate to call it a $1.25 quilt,  but I'm going to anyway.

I'm really happy with the way the quilting came out.    Initially I was planning to do skinny irregular echo lines all over the surface, but after doing one diamond,  I decided I really loved the contrast between the almost sculptural quality of the quilting and the unquilted portions.    I used the edge and various holes and lines in my walking foot as guides to keep the lines straight but vary the widths.

This was such a fun quilt to make, and I love the result.  It makes me want to try a larger version someday, though I thought I might get bored making so many simple blocks (not to mention all the straight line quilting).  This is now hanging in my office where it really brightens up my previously-bare wall.