It's a New Year - Resolution

Well, here we are with a New Year and I think the perfect time to get back to my quest to quilt.  I have been doing some quilting over the past several months but couldn't find a spare 5 minutes to blog about it.  Lots has happened since my last post though!  The Hubs retired in July and we bought a cabin in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania in September.  Both good things to be sure, but I am still working full time so I had a pretty full plate for a while.  We closed on the cabin in mid-December and we've been setting up our new retreat ever since.  This is our first full week staying at the cabin and was the best way ever to greet the New Year! 

I have several quilts ready for binding so I decided that I would bring them to the cabin to complete the hand sewing part of the binding.  This is a baby quilt that I made for a co-worker's new daughter.  It's a yellow brick road pattern and the fabrics were chosen to coordinate with her nursery's decor - butterflies. 

Here are some pictures of this quilt in various stages:  this one shows the completed top.

 

The photo below shows the top contrasted against the backing fabric. 

The photo below shows a close up of the pretty butterfly backing.

 

The last photo shows the quilt after quilting in a butterfly pattern.

The binding has been sewn to the front and is ready to stitch to the back.  That is my project for the next few days. 

 

A great way to start the new year!  Stay tuned, one day down, 364 to go!