Friday, January 30, 2009

It's DONE!!!! Woot woot, again!!

Ok, the other day, after working on the Zig Zag quilt, I was not happy with it's size. I wrote about adding borders, not adding borders, making more blocks, etc. I could not figure out what to do. As I was replying to a comment, inspiration hit! I was too busy to start that day, but here is what I came up with .....and the top is complete! Now, the quilt finishes at 66x84, which is a great size. Not too big, or too small...





I love the way this turned out. You know, if you've been reading for long, that I LOVE scrappy quilts. And, I've been using Bonnie's Scrap User's System for a while. Here is the result of trying to clear out some drawers. The only problem??? They are still full! I got a quilt out of this drawer and it's still full! (And, so is the one above it....and it's spilling out!!)

Back to inspiration station!!!!



Happy Quilting!!!!!!!!!

20 comments:

Louann said...

Oh, it turned out gorgeous! I love it. The border is perfect. Scraps are never ending, but I guess that's good, more quilts!

grendelskin said...

What a beauty! The borders are gorgeous, I'm glad inspiration hit so quickly (and to such great effect!).

Cathi said...

Gorgeous!! I love the effect!!

Stina Blomgren said...

It is wonderful... scrappy and just perfect... :o)

Rhonda said...

What a great frame to your quilt! It looks wunderbar!

Karen said...

I just love it. What are your plans for it??
Finishing a top and goodies in the mail! Woo-Hoo! You are having a wonderful day!

Sew Create It - Jane said...

Fantastic! I really need to do something with my scraps...and you are absolutely right...doesn't matter how much you pull out of them they still stay full!

*karendianne. said...

Right on! I love it. Oh how I do love it. I love coming and seeing all the inspiring things you do! Would you use border fabric if you had it though?

Judi said...

I love how the quilt turned out. Thanks for the inspiration on how to use up my scraps.

Darlene said...

It's wonderful - perfect border finish!

Carol said...

It is just wonderful!!!!!!!!

Libby said...

You came up with a wonderful solution . . . . it looks great!

Diane said...

It is great! I love the border, so simple but it really looks wonderful.

Quilts And Pieces said...

Mmmm - LOve it!

Millie said...

Your quilt is wonderful! Thanks for the studio cleaning tips too.

QuiltNut Creations said...

fabulous Paula!

jovaliquilts said...

It looks great!! I really like the look of this quilt.
Good luck clearing out your scrap bins, though what will you do if they're empty?!?

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Wow your zig zag quilt is just amazing...

Desiree said...

Wow, I love the zig zag quilt! HSTs are my favorites to work with and this showcases them beautifully! Great job!

SubeeSews said...

I know exactly what you are talking about when you say the drawers are still full of scraps. I made a Virginia Bound out of my "strings" drawer. When I was done the leftovers would not fit back into the drawer. They now reside in a large plastic tote.
Loive the quilt. I added it my my list of future quilts.
Subee