Shells

This is a quilt I finished last year, tho it had been in progress for a long time. I started off with a batik print of shells, cutting around just the ones that I liked the color of (surprise), ending up with different sizes of rectangles. My strips were of different widths. I sorta added them on log cabin style, but not really. First I added logs to the center until it reached a certain width (or height) and then added logs on the other sides to get it the finished block size. Sewed the blocks into vertical rows.

Some things I LOVE about this quilt: the colors shine and I love all the fabrics.

What I don't like about the quilt: the border. I was trying to finish it off kinda reminiscent of the block itself. Didn't have enough of either fish batik to go all the way around. Now I wish I hadn't done it like this. Think it's the top border that doesn't work. But I sooooo love the purple fishies. Maybe I could just whack off that top border and rebind it...

Here's a quilting detail. I used 8 perle cotton and quilted freehand fans going around and around the quilt in the spiral fan. This is where they all bash together in the middle:

I actually started this quilt for my Mom, who is a fiend for shells and likes these colors. But then I got it done and couldn't quite part with it. Who knows, maybe it'll make it's way to Colorado for "storage" when we're ready for the next move.

Now I really gotta stop playing - I'm supposed to be doing insurance paperwork. yick.