Latest Finish!

My hope to have this quilt top finished on Thursday did not work out; instead, I have a finish from last evening (Sunday). The best laid plans...

Let me introduce Posies and Polka Dots, a quilt I am pleased as punch to share. (I'm feeling alliterative today!)

Just as pretty as can be, don't you agree? I love the Kona Snow for the background and the blue Moda Essential Dot just perfectly sets off my treasured fat quarter pack of floral calicos. I had to search the archives all the way back to June '22 to find my first post about this floral pack. Read about it here. I was making decisions about which light blue and white dot to use.

 

I don't know a lot about Japanese cotton, but I have used it a couple of times and it is the softest, most delicate, most supple-feeling fabric you can imagine. I can see why it is pricier than other quilting fabric. My purchase is the Pedicel collection by a manufacturer called Cosmo Textile. "Tiny floral" - a perfectly simple and accurate description. I imagine the details can be plugged into a search of eBay or Etsy - if you were inclined to shop for these pretty florals - perhaps they are still available at various outlets.

So, my initial idea to make stars was at some point changed to making 9-patches. I've been going with the simpler designs lately, so this decision does not surprise me. I like the setting blocks that create columns; I made five (5) vertical blue columns around four (4) vertical white columns. My quilt top measures roughly 84" x 76".

Completing this quilt top fulfills one of my goals for "23, so I am super-stoked to have it done. Now, another goal for "23 is to quilt these tops as I make them, and I am failing miserably in this effort. Since I am so very excited to have this done, I may have to get this one on the long-arm machine ASAP. 

I could still turn this quilting goal around.

Happy Quilting, Friends!