When I finished embellishing the lower half of my swap quilt I had to figure out how to balance that out on the upper half. I decided to go with star sequins. I think it worked.
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I found two leftover pieces of binding in my stash that couldn't have been more suited to this quilt. I only eyeballed the placement of the joining of the pink and the green. Look how perfectly it turned out! Talk about serendipity! (Hmm, that might be a good name for this little quilt!)
Here's a close up of the heart:
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And here on the back you can see the quliting a bit better. I used
Fast Finish Triangles to make it easier for the recipient to hang the quilt. I love that technique for little quilts. I first learned of it in the
AAQI Priority Quilt pages.
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I purposefully used two different fabrics for the triangles. I wanted the upper ones to stand out from the background and I wanted the lower ones to be pale enough for me use as labels.
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That's all that's left to do and then I can pack this gem up and send it off.
:- )
I love using leftover binding (and scrappy, too).
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I like your little swap quilt - you did a great job! The embellishments look Just Right, and the binding is super. Lucky recipient of this happy quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis piece is so charming: I love the composition.
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