Just Finished!

The day time hours pass by at the moment without a lot of time for sewing.  I am not sure just where the time goes, but it does seem that I have mastered the art of blog hopping, which I do enjoy.  I have just now finished the Stashbuster Quilt - unfortunately it is late, really late in the evening (yawn! - it is still Friday but only just) and I will take some better pictures of the whole quilt tomorrow daytime.

Yesterday I added scrap borders to the Stashbuster Quilt with most, although not all, of the border fabrics salvaged from the scrap bin.  The borders are 4.5 inches wide, a little wider then suggested by the pattern.  The finished quilt measures 55 inches x 55 inches.

Mid-afternoon today this quilt was still just a quilt top.  I was determined to at least baste this quilt today and I got started on the backing with gusto.  Basting was completed just before 5pm and quilting was started shortly thereafter.

Once started there was no stopping!  The quilting all went really well even though I had not planned the quilting design prior to commencing the quilting.  The binding fabric was chosen without hesitation, a Kaffe Fassett Spot in purple.

More pictures of the Stashbuster Quilt soon.   I am off to the Australian Quilt Market in Melbourne tomorrow and look forward to seeing the latest in fabric, patchwork and quilting!

See the Finished Stashbuster Quilt here:

http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2009/11/stashbuster.html