"90 Blocks for 90 Years," Aunt Helen's Birthday Quilt: 45" x 50", flannel top and backing
When I decided not to kill myself over finishing in time for her actual birthday in April, the top sat draped over the back of my sofa as I flip-flopped over which backing to use. Originally, I didn't want an entirely flannel quilt, but in the end I decided to use some of the same fabrics I used on the front, and I'm glad I did -- with 100% cotton batting, it's a really nice weight that will do well as a lap quilt this winter. I'm not a fan of flannel bindings (too thick), so the binding is a cotton marbled brown that comes very close to matching the brown print stripe in the blocks.
More pictures later, but let's just heave a big sigh of relief that this one's complete, shall we?
4 comments:
It looks great! Congrats on a wonderful finished quilt!
It's a lovely, cozy quilt. I like how you quilted it!
Very pretty, and I love your quilting! And I always use cotton as opposed to flannel for binding - flannel doesn't wear as well!
I really like all the colors. Very nice.
I won't tell you how long it's taken me to complete four quilts for a set of quads. average size 50x60. ;o/
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