A Year-at-a-Glance in a Year and a Half

 

It’s time for a celebration!  I finally finished my Year-at-a-Glance quilt tonight!  That’s right, finished!

 

The fabric and pattern were a gift for my birthday back in the summer of 2009.  (Remember this post?  or this post?)  Tonight, I finally tacked down the last two feet of binding. I rarely ever finish anything this big, and  I had to pinch myself to relinquish my disbelief.  Now, I just wish I had somewhere better than the bedroom curtains to prominently display it.

 

With every beautiful quilt, there’s a beast.  Not to be nit picky, but the appliqué patterns were all backwards.  And as adorable as this quilt is, this takes the cake and makes this pattern a solid D.  The sashing measurements were all off!  I had to calculate them and re-cut all the pieces.  That includes the outer square border, folks.  Pain in the …

I was forced to conquer a new technique on this quilt: hand embroidery.  I treated myself to a crash course in embroidering techniques via the internet, and with great success, I do think my lazy daises turned out perfectly.  That’s why the May block is my favorite!

Three Down, Ten to Go!

Year-at-a-Glance

Finally finished!! Here are some pictures of my pieced top:

I'm very excited about getting this one quilted! (Yes...it ended up a little too big to tackle myself.)

Year At-a-Glance: Progress

I picked up this quilt pattern, Year At-a-Glance by the Quilted Fish, on my birthday when my mother-in-law and I went for a Quilt Store Road Trip to Pennington Quiltworks. (This is great store! Very warm and inviting, and lots of modern fabrics.)

I loved the simple tree design and easy hand emboidery and applique. The browns and blues remind me of being up at Lake Galena surrounded by the trees - so I had to stick with the same color scheme!

Here's what I've done so far (sorry for the blurry picture):

I am piecing together the four-patch border blocks, and this quilt is just growing in size! (Okay, so I did note the 74"x74" quilt size on the front of the pattern, but for some reason I convinced myself that it was smaller and that I was going to be able to fit it on the wall in my living room. Turns out, it's way bigger than any wall in my house, and I'm not sure how I'll display it when I'm done.) I'll post better pictures of the completed top, before I start quilting it. (Gulp!)