It seems my modus operandi these days is to take my projects with deadlines down to the wire. The quilt parade link up for the 2025 SAHRR kicks off today over at Quilting Gail. I finished the last borders on my version yesterday just before lunch.
This has become one of my favorite quilt alongs. Coming up with a block to meet the prompt and making it fit in the dimensions for that border is part of the challenge and the fun. It's also improved my piecing skills on small blocks.
This is my third year participating in the SAHRR. The previous two years I made quilts for My Guy and Grad Girl. Grad Girl had asked me to make a quilt for her current roommate. Green is the roommate's favorite color so we started there.
The green and blue Batik in the middle was the inspiration for pulling in the blue and the darker green. I had a light grey in the stash to use as the background. After 6 rounds or prompts this was my finished quilt top.
I was pretty happy with how all the rounds came out, but it felt unfinished. Playing around in EQ, adding a simple border didn't help. So I decided it need one more pieced border before I added a simple unpieced border to finish it out. Here's my finished quilt top.
The finished quilt top is 75" X 79", larger then my previous efforts. But the quilt needed that last border to balance out that 4th border of just the green and blue. I'm happy with how it came out. Now to find a backing and and get it quilted so it can be delivered to the roommate before Grad Girl graduates this summer.
Thank you Gail, Kathleen, Anja, Wendy, Brenda and Emily for another fun SAHRR.
I'm also linking up with my usual Monday linky parties, Monday Design Wall and Patchwork & Quilts.
Your SAHRR is gorgeous! That extra Star border really balances the quilt top!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is beautiful! The stars really added zing to the quilt, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThe final border did a fantastic job of tying it all together and referencing back to earlier elements of the quilt. It's a stunning design and I'm sure grad girl's roommate is going to be thrilled with it!
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful, Kate! The star border you added with the blue and white striped sections to connect the stars around the sides is a perfect finish. Lucky Grad Girl's roommate!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! What a nice gift to give.
ReplyDeleteGrad Girl’s roommate should be overjoyed. A beautiful, one-of-a-kind, fabulous quilt.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out great, Kate! I think your border selections were spot on. Congrats on a lovely finish!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! You did a great job on this one.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your quilt looks amazing, Kate. You certainly have an eye for color and design. It has been a delight to follow you on this quilting journey. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteIT IS PERFECT!! Love it and those borders are just amazing. Way to go - beating the deadline!!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out so pretty. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is fantastic!! I'm sure roommate will love this quilt for many years to come! Thank you for joining in the SAHRR '25 and for linking to the Parade!
ReplyDeleteI really love your quilt. So vibrant and the green and blue look so good.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!! I am sure it will be a cherished gift.
ReplyDeleteYour SAHRR quilt is gorgeous! I love the colors you used, and your extra borders finished it off perfectly!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this one! The blue is the perfect color for the greens - very eye pleasing. And it was already pretty, but the extra border decisions were genius. Nice of you to do it for Grad Girl's roomie.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely finish! I'm sure Grad Girl's roommate will be so excited!
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I love your colour scheme :)
ReplyDeleteYou did a fabulous job with your SAHRR. This was my first and I've been so inspired by everyone.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I loved seeing how it came together, prompt by prompt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt you made! I love the choices you made in each round and that last border really did finish off the quilt nicely. Congratulations on a beautiful SAHRR!
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late comment, Kate. This is a fantastic finish - I'm sure Grad Girl's roomie will love this!
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