The Splendid Sampler — The Very LAST Post
I started this quilt on May 24, 2016 and finished it on May 4th, 2017. I never would have stuck with it but I really hate unfinished projects. And I don’t like to admit defeat.
I was planning on having Terry hold the quilt up for me out in the yard so I could get some final photos of the entire quilt.
But it’s too big.
So I just threw it on the couch in the family room.
No styling done in this shot!
I should have had these photos up last week but I didn’t get the quilt finished until the wee hours of last Thursday morning. Because I procrastinated on putting the binding on. I always procrastinate when I’m not sure how to do things.
Really. Binding is easy. But I’m always a bit wary about the final step where the ends are stitched together and then sewn onto the quilt.
It is VERY easy to cut the ends too short. But I didn’t. They were perfect.
If you follow the tutorial from Craftsy that I mentioned last week, the corners just miter themselves.
Had to focus in on those two little pooches that I picked up at a garage for for TWENTY FIVE CENTS!
I waited to do all that last Monday morning–knowing that I had to hand-stitch that binding to the back of the quilt. Which took me until Thursday morning so I didn’t get any photos to put on last week’s post.
And since I had a week to write this post, I made some pillow shams. I had these pillow forms laying around the house and could never find anywhere to store them. So I used them.
I made the one on the right, first. I’ve always liked “wonky stars”. Then I thought I’d make four more Splendid Sampler blocks for the other pillow and started with “Whirling in Circles”. Got one done and realized that I would definitely go insane if I made another three. Enough. Done. Finished with those blocks.
So here’s the quilt on the guest bed.
Just in time for company this weekend!
Done. Done. On to another one! Just kidding. Taking a break–from quilting!
Next week I’m posting about a quilt I made a few years ago. It’s one of my favorites. It was on my other blog, Just a Slice of Life in Perfect. I was moving it over to this site but then decided that I didn’t like the photos so I made a whole new post for next Thursday!
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It’s beautiful! Great job. You deserve a quilting break!
wow that’s a fabulous quilt – love your layout with different backgrounds – congratulations on getting this quilt finished !!
Thanks Leanne! I learned so much about different quilting methods from doing the Splendid Sampler. It was a LOT of work but so happy with the finished quilt.
Kathy, Congrats on your fabulous quilt! Wonderful fabric and layout choices! I remember reading at some point about a problem you experienced while quilting the white fabric. I’ve had a similar problem with a white-on-white fabric, where the white was printed on the surface of the white fabric. Have never had that problem before or after, but I am now careful to only use a woven white-on-white, and not something that’s printed on white. I think my problem might have been caused by the printed white-on-white feeding differently than my other fabrics, and shifting as it passed under the foot.
Thank you Karen, for your kind comments. I did have an issue with the white on white fabric. I was sad about it since I had put so much work into the quilt and didn’t discover the issue until I was doing the quilting. But I made that quilt for my guest bedroom and I’m sure that I’m the only one that notices it! In the future I’ll take your advice and only buy the woven style!