i had it partially finished for our June Anniversary meeting, but i had a lot more quilting to do, and i finished up the binding just in time to take it to my august guild meeting.
![kona pinwheels](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6095447321_4f083224de.jpg)
i really really love how it turned out. i love the Kona darks palette, i love the teal linen that i used, and i love the print and the softness of the backing fabric.
![kona pinwheels angle](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6062/6095988508_d289e112f6.jpg)
i found this tutorial by Candace of Southern Girl Quilts for 3D pinwheels and decided that it would be perfect for this challenge. aren't they fun?
![kona pinwheels detail red](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6095986772_5784c358bc.jpg)
confession time - i didn't use all of the fabrics in the charm pack for this quilt, the way the challenge required. i know, it's bad! i was going to, honest! but they didn't fit. i would've had to add another row of 3 pinwheels and i really liked the idea of the square quilt. i would have needed 12 more colours, and i only actually needed to use up 4 more colours (cause i used a few others on the back in the label, etc) plus, they didn't really match the linen.... and i loved my vision of the quilt. i rationalized by the fact that i used all the colours in my other Kona quilt (i made two, cause i won another charm pack as a door prize), so this one was really more of a bonus quilt anyway.... right?!
![kona pinwheels back](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6095981340_1d304dd55f.jpg)
this quilt breaks all the quilt-police rules. i used linen on the front, i used RAYON on the back (the horror! but it matched perfectly!), and i quilted it with polyester thread, because the colour matched so well. i LOVE the giant roses on the back, and the rayon is so so soft and cuddly.
![kona pinwheels label](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6095442477_7f5b48a004.jpg)
the embroidered label. i was going to use one of the Kona squares for my label, but i apparently can't do math, and i screwed it up.... so i cut out what little unembroidered bit that there was left, and included it in the strip down the back, and just embroidered on a piece of the linen.
![kona pinwheels quilting](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6095441389_63707f2ab0.jpg)
and i totally quilted the crap out of it.... i think i used at least 700 metres of thread - and of course, it was a colour that only came in 100m spools!
![kona pinwheels detail blue](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6095443679_155898324d.jpg)
i'm so so happy with the binding on this quilt! the fabulous Felicity linked to this tutorial for using fusible thread, and it's AMAZING! my binding is so perfect and crisp, i love it! thanks Felicity!
i'm linking up to {Sew} Modern Monday, Fabric Tuesday and Finished It Friday. click on the badges to see lots and lots of other fabulous projects!
![{Sew} Modern Monday at Canoe Ridge Creations](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5334052745_5cedb19f6c_m.jpg)
![Fresh Poppy Design](http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad311/freshpoppydesign/fabrictuesdayfinalcopy.png)
![Finished it Fridays!](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5981223031_62a711ab2a_m.jpg)
8 comments:
I love the way that the pinwheels look against that teal fabric. Beautiful!
What a beautiful quilt! You did an amazing job 0:)
Wow! Fabulous!
Oh wow Amy it's so beautiful !i love that you mix & match types of fabrics & threads- I do the same thing- quilt police be damned lol!
Oh wow, look at the quilting. I'm definitely a rule breaker.
wow, wow, wow!! This is gorgeous...I love everything. The colors are fabulous and your quilting is amazing!!
Yup! I love this quilt, and I love that you quilted the crap out of it! Such a gorgeous colourful quilt!
I love your 3D pinwheel quilt - wonderful color choice. Love your straight line quilting too. It must took a lot of time.
I made one recently, I stippled around the pinwheels.
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