And here it is, quilted, bound, and currently in use by L-man.
A BIG thank-you to the women who participated in this swap with me, Sheree, Jacquie, Thimbleanna, Anna, Stacey, Lolly, Jenn, and Emily. It warms my heart to look at this quilt and see bits of fabric from each of you! Thank-you, each of you for being so generous with your scraps and the time it took to send scraps to the other women in the group. You each have a special place in my heart for sure!
Ahem.
Ok, for the quilting, I free motion quilted everyone's names diagonally across the tops and bottoms of the color diamonds with little flowers in between.
and then through the middle of each block, I free motion quilted lines with little loopdy doo's every once in a while.
the back
For the binding, I used authentic by moda. I thought it went well with the theme of quilting the names, and it looks great with the backing!
Thank-you everyone for your sweet comments and encouragement while I worked on this project, they kept me going!
~Penny
Penny, it is wonderful!! I absolutely love it and the binding is genius. What a great collaboration.
Posted by: stephanie | 28 October 2009 at 07:41 PM
Get out of here!! I LOVE IT!!!! the quilting is so cute and creative! Now I wish I'd have had enough scraps to participate, I want my name on your quilt!
Really, it's just amazing! One of my favorites I've ever seen. I mean it!
Posted by: amylouwho | 28 October 2009 at 07:47 PM
Just lovely! Well done!
Paulette
Posted by: Paulette Doyle | 28 October 2009 at 07:53 PM
PS - please link to this on friday!!
Posted by: amylouwho | 28 October 2009 at 07:54 PM
:-0 This is awesome Penny!!! The quilting, I can't get over the quilting! I love the binding too, just wonderful!
Posted by: Sophia | 28 October 2009 at 08:34 PM
I am totally in love with the quilting on this!!! Beautifully done! I love the binding and backing too... what's the grey fabric?
Posted by: Audrie | 28 October 2009 at 09:08 PM
This is wonderful~! I love the quilting and binding....great quilt!
Posted by: Allie | 28 October 2009 at 09:10 PM
What a beautiful quilt. I love the quilting (of course)--what a unique way to incorporate the spirit of the project. Thanks for sharing with us such a wonderful project.
Posted by: Micah | 28 October 2009 at 09:24 PM
That binding is perfect! What a sweet memory quilt!
Posted by: Jody Blue | 28 October 2009 at 10:22 PM
Oh it is gorgeous! It turned out so good, awesome job! I love the quilting!
Posted by: Kirsten Nelson | 28 October 2009 at 10:57 PM
Making my autumn blanket was my first attempt at anything quiltlike. I can see why this can be addicting but it also gave me even more admiration for the real quilting stars.That blanket is beautiful! Love the names on them, if only my machine could move freehand properly, but it is an oldie that refuses to die.
Posted by: Marianne@Songbird | 29 October 2009 at 01:38 AM
wow, it really looks stunning, I love your quilting, very cute.
Posted by: sue brown | 29 October 2009 at 03:41 AM
and there it is...so pretty and I love the way you quilted the names of the other ladies! with my mom's cancer quilt, I did that with words like hope, courage, faith etc.
It makes a beautiful quilt...priceless!
Posted by: Dee | 29 October 2009 at 05:28 AM
It turned out great (I knew it would!). I just love the quilting you did---those little loops are awesome and I love the idea of putting peoples name in the quilt!
Posted by: jessica | 29 October 2009 at 06:07 AM
I love the idea that you quilted the names in to the quilt. That is a great idea. I really love that the back is beautiful too! Really great job.
Posted by: Patti Fawcett | 29 October 2009 at 06:07 AM
Awwwww Penny...it is lovely! That is such a wonderful idea. I love how it all just seems to work together, like you bought the fabrics for it.
Then to top it off with that wonderful quilting....so sweet!
Posted by: stacey | 29 October 2009 at 07:01 AM
This is great! The quilting is inspired - as is the binding.
Posted by: MichelleB | 29 October 2009 at 08:15 AM
Well, I'm so glad it's done and I sure am behind with your posts. I should have thought of the thread thing, but glad it's finally resolved. Thread quality makes a BIG difference.
Enjoy, you certainly earned the right to satisfaction. Job well done!
Posted by: Arlene | 29 October 2009 at 08:48 AM
it looks really great!!
Posted by: Casey | 29 October 2009 at 09:12 AM
Wow! I LOVE the way you quilted that - what kind of machine do you have?
Posted by: Marybeth | 29 October 2009 at 09:15 AM
i'm so happy to have been a small part of this beautiful quilt. wonderful, simply wonderful!!
Posted by: jacquie | 29 October 2009 at 09:41 AM
Love the choice of authentic for the binding! This is a beautiful stunning quilt!
Posted by: Diane | 29 October 2009 at 10:58 AM
Such a stunning quilt! And even more special that it was made along with your blog friends. Love how you quilted it!
Posted by: Trisha | 29 October 2009 at 12:53 PM
Hi, Penny! Thanks for posting a comment on my blog :))) Actually - a space in that sewing class did open up, and I start on Halloween morning!! Woo hoo!!! For the 1st project they have you make a t-shirt - can't wait to post it!!! Have a great weekend! Marybeth
Posted by: Marybeth | 29 October 2009 at 08:15 PM
Your quilt is gorgeous and so well thought out. It's really special!
joan
Posted by: wishes, true and kind | 30 October 2009 at 06:30 AM
Wow Penny!!!! What an unbelievably gorgeous quilt!!! I linked here from Amy's Sew and Tell Friday and I am so glad. I need to click on the other posts to get the back story of this amazing project. I absolutely love it. How special to quilt the names and daisies in each block!!! Not only a great idea but wonderful that you can actually do that (mine would be a mess)!!! Love the quilting, fabric scraps, backing, binding, everything!!!
Posted by: Rene' | 30 October 2009 at 06:42 AM
What a stunning quilt Penny! I love all the colors. I also love how the back of the quilt has some pizzaz as well. Thanks for sharing, and great job, you should be very proud of your work
Posted by: Lauren | 30 October 2009 at 07:11 AM
Cute quilt- love all the colors. Do you use a regular machine to quilt it or a longarm? Freemotion quilting is a challenge for me! (P.S. I'm changing my blog site, so I have a new addess- nothing there yet though!)
Posted by: Vanessa K. | 30 October 2009 at 08:37 AM
everything is GREAT about your quilt.
1. the blocks!
2. the colors!
3. the quilted names!
4. the binding!
5. the backing!
6. I could go on and on!
Posted by: beth | 30 October 2009 at 10:06 AM
it is beautiful, what a wonderful job you did! i just love the authentic as the binding, what a fun idea! :)
Posted by: Angela M. | 30 October 2009 at 11:48 AM
Love your oh so bright and oh so pretty quilt; the backing too!
Posted by: Mrs Moen | 30 October 2009 at 12:15 PM
Great Job! What an accomplishment! It's stunning and very well done.
Posted by: stephanie | 30 October 2009 at 12:21 PM
Gorgeous quilt.
Just discovered your blog today.
I'll be back!!!
Andi :-)
Posted by: andi | 30 October 2009 at 02:14 PM
How fantastic this turned out, Penny! I love how you quilted it - and what a great fabric for the binding! I'm so glad L-man is having fun with it!
Cheers!
Posted by: Candace | 30 October 2009 at 03:35 PM
What a fantastic quilt! I love how you've grouped the colours - what a great idea. Also, I love the binding fabric choice. I might have to borrow that little idea. PS. I am a quilty dental hygienist too. Freaky huh?
Posted by: Shontelle | 30 October 2009 at 03:35 PM
Well done! Just lovely, the quilting just makes it.
Such a special quilt that has a special energy from so many like minded women, if I do say so myslef!
Great job as always!!
Posted by: jenn | 30 October 2009 at 06:00 PM
Oh Penny! It's gorgeous!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that you quilted all the names into the quilt -- how fabulous!!! Thank you so much for hosting the swap -- I had a great time with it too -- and hopefully I'll get my quilt done soon!
Posted by: Thimbleanna | 30 October 2009 at 06:13 PM
It's gorgeous! I love all the fabrics (so sweet of people to share with you) and your quilting.
Posted by: Busy Little Quilter | 31 October 2009 at 10:17 AM
Wow, I am impressed with this quilt. I don't like quilts that I can't see a specific pattern to. I can see several distinct patterns and that keeps my eyes staring at it.
Posted by: Carol Tice | 01 November 2009 at 12:52 AM
It's so beautiful!
Posted by: Liesl | 02 November 2009 at 01:49 PM