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Scrappy Swoon Link Party!

Quilt Alongs


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Welcome back for the Scrappy Swoon Link party!  This marks the official end of the quilt along and I hope you’ve enjoyed making your Scrappy Swoon.   I’ve had so much fun watching your quilts take shape and feel very grateful for your participation.

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I shared my quilt last week, and now it’s your turn.

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Many thanks again to the Fat Quarter Shop for offering a fat quarter bundle of Color Me Retro by Jeni Baker as a giveaway prize for one of you!  To enter the drawing, link your post about your FINISHED quilt below.  The link party will be open until Thursday March 14th at 11:59 pm, Pacific time.  A winner will be randomly selected and announced here on Friday March 15th.    Be sure to link to the specific post and not to your home page so we can all admire these gorgeous quilts.

Good luck!


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Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along: binding

Quilt Alongs


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Welcome back to the last week of the Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along!  I have had so much fun sharing this quilt and seeing all the different color choices you’ve made.  So beautiful!

Now, without further ado, here is my finished quilt:

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For this version of my Scrappy Swoon I chose a bright pink Lecien print for the binding.

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I like the way it adds a thin pink line around the quilt, helping the pink in the quilt to stand out.  And the back:

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Very simple, but again, I like the pink.

On my original Scrappy Swoon I used low volume whites for my binding, cutting a strip from 8 different fabrics.  I really loved that look as well.

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To bind this quilt you will need 8 – width of fabric strips.  If you use a 2.5 inch binding, you will need 5/8 yard fabric.  Or just make it scrappy, using what you have on hand.   I love binding quilts.  It’s the last step before they get to be loved and used and admired.

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So, if you haven’t already, finish up your quilt this week.  Next week we’ll have a link party here to share your finished quilt, which is your entry to win a bundle of Color Me Retro by Jeni Baker.  Many thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop for generously donating a prize!  The link party begins next Monday, March 11.

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Have a great week, and happy sewing!

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Going Coastal Quilt Top

Quilting and Sewing

With two little quilts finished up, it’s time for me to choose another finish it up goal for March.

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This quilt top will be another quilt for one of my children.  Made with Emily Herrick’s Going Coastal fabrics (and a few of her second collection, whose name escapes me at the moment), it pays tribute to our family’s love for the beach.

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The goal is to baste, quilt and bind it.  Nothing too difficult if I just make time.  I’m excited to finish it!

I’m submitting this as my goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes – goal setting party for March.
Do you have something you need to finish this month?  Head over and join in!  Submissions are open through March 7th.

Hopeful Homemaker

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