It's called Celebrate Color and it's only being held during the months of September, October, and November. The idea is to make something fantastic in fall colors and you have a chance to win some fabulous prizes! Since I have had this partially made quilt sitting around for at least 2 years, I thought this would be the kick in the pants I needed to get it done. So, I entered the Home Decor part of the contest with this quilt.
I'm going with the name Wonky Fall. Although after all the trouble it's given me I should name it Beautiful Disaster! I had the wonky squares on the outside border finished and all the pieces cut to make more. But, since this has been sitting around for so long I ended up using the tan fabric for other projects and was left with the little strips of Acadia fabric. (Which I don't even think Moda sells anymore) Oops! So, I had to figure out what I was going to do. What you see is what I figured out and I do love how it turned out.
Every part of this quilt was a struggle, but I am still in love with it. I am actually keeping this one to snuggle with. All of my other quilts have gone to my kids, charity, or given as gifts. And I love doing all of that stuff, but I thought it was high time I actually kept one!
One of the struggles with this quilt was the backing. The entire time I was making it, I could not decide if I liked the backing I chose or not. I loved the fabric itself, I just couldn't decide if it actually matched. Now that it's finished, I have decided that I do love it together. The fabric is by Amy Butler, called Midwest Modern Optic Blossom.
For the quilting I free motioned a swirl pattern because I wanted the feel of a blustery fall day!
With all of the struggles this quilt gave me, I actually did learn a new way to handstitch the binding on and it's fantastic!! You can't see the stitches at all, they are completely hidden. But, I suppose that's another post altogether.
