Quilt Tops

I've now got two quilt tops almost completed. (and I've already picked out the backing fabric for the Churn Dash, bright black and white top). When finished, I think both quilts will have an additional fairly narrow border. Neither of these two have real names yet. I kind of like the idea of calling the quilt with all that colour -- Black and White, but...

Black and White or Bright Churn Dash Quilt


Although I have the black and white backing fabric for this quilt, it will take a bit of work. The quilt is a bit wider than the fabric and so I am going to insert a bright section, including some of the colours used on the front of the quilt.

Because of a mental slippage, I accidentally made two, too many blocks, so I have started a second quilt using the Churn Dash block in brights and black and white. (And shockingly enough I have the backing fabric for this quilt as well. I saw it and it struck me as absolutely perfect.)

Field of Blue Stars


I think I am off to start the process of adding the borders.

Black and White

Yellow and Blue Quilt, when the work was in Progress. It is pretty much done now and a photo the finished piece should follow shortly.

In this photo the quilting is all done, but with the black and white I had a great deal of difficulty getting it to show in a photo. There are lots of random zigzags.


Then sewing on the binding




The quilting on the other Black and White Quilt is also done, but I still have a whole lot of ends to sew in.

Two -- Almost Completed Quilt Tops

This is my second pair of (almost) completed quilt tops that are very similar. There is a third pair, but in that case I completed one quit, but have not yet put the blocks for the second quilt together.





The first time I made two similar quilts, it was at least partly out of need, I had made enough blocks for one quilt but they simply did not all go together. So I quickly made enough for two. In all three cases the blocks were quick and simple to make. The process has been rather educational.

This time round I have a few extra blocks and I have plans for a very different third quilt made from these same fabrics, but I suspect it will take me a bit of time. I am puzzling over a zig zag form, which probably won't be completely regular.