A Totally Finished Pumpkin Quilt

In a total surprise to myself, I have a holiday quilt finished in the season it will be needed! I am not known for being timely, so this is a noteworthy accomplishment. *smiles*

The last quilt I did was the baby quilt for nephew Will's little boy. I knew that I needed to clean, oil, change the needle, and whatever other general maintenance one does on a long arm. I am getting better at knowing what to do.

Then I loaded this small quilt, Harvest Pumpkins, that I made with the Frankfort girls back in June. This loading business is another area in which I am growing more confident. I only had to load, remove, and reload this time. On previous quilts, I have repeated that loading process many, many times. 

Quilting went as well as expected. I think some early stitching is less than stellar, but overall I am happy enough with the results.

I have an entire bolt of that beige polka dot fabric in 108" width. I use it as often as possible for backings. 

For binding, I considered using the cut-away edges of the backing. But I sorta' like the variety in the cheddar options, too. What would you have used?

I went with the cheddars. These are fat quarters, so I have lots of seams in the bindings. But it went on easily enough with the diagonal seams that I have been using lately.  I stitched binding yesterday while we Frankfort Girls met at Becky's house. Click here to see a post of some of the other Harvest Pumpkin quilts.

And here are a few random shots of the binding all stitched on and FINISHED! I just can't believe it's done.

Happy Quilting, Friends!