Why Not Sew?: Swimming Sisters Finished

Monday, March 12, 2012

Swimming Sisters Finished

I finished the Swimming Sisters wonky star quilt! I used orange for the binding and a little bit of aqua too. I was inspired by this quilt and this quilt! I cut the binding strips 2 1/2 in. instead of my usual 2 1/4 in. just too see if I like it a bit thicker. It's okay but I think I'll stick with a thinner binding.

It is smallish but still big enough to snuggle under.

I used a vintage sheet for the back. I thought the colors went pretty well together.

I don't have much to say today, so I'll just throw in a couple more pictures for the heck of it.

and another. Have a great day!

Linking up with {sew} modern monday @ Canoe Ridge Creations and Manic Monday @ Sew Happy Geek and Amanda Jean @ Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday!

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23 comments:

Sarah said...: Oh, I love it love it love it! You know I love how you did the contrasting bit of binding :) and I keep finding myself really drawn to wonky star quilts. This one is beautiful!; March 12, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Carla said...: Happy Monday Erin. The quilt is lovely and I love the orange induing : ) Have a fantastic week.; March 12, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Cindy Sharp said...: Delightful! Some girl would be very happy to snuggle under that one.; March 12, 2012 at 10:11 AM
LisaAnn said...: So cute! What a fun little quilt!; March 12, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Annaliese said...: lovey finish!; March 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Unknown said...: So so pretty! I love the pop of aqua in the border!; March 12, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Jennie @ Porch Swing Quilts said...: What a pretty little finish - good job. I'll have to try 2 1/4" binding. 2 1/2 is a bit too thick, isn't it? Just never thought to cut the strips smaller.; March 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Heather D. said...: Very nice. I'm curious, when you do a 2-1/4" binding strip, do you do a 1/4" seam when attaching the binding? I always do a 2.5" binding strip, but then attach it to the quilt with a bit more than a 1/4" seam, like a 3/8" seam.; March 12, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Katie @SwimBikeQuilt said...: this is lovely!; March 12, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Tara said...: LOVE IT! And using a vintage sheet for the back really puts new ideas into my mind. :) Thanks.; March 12, 2012 at 1:30 PM
vintage grey said...: Love it, and how lovely that you used a vintage sheet for the backing. I might have to do that for my next quilt. Thanks for that inspiration! :) xo Heather; March 12, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Toni said...: Beautiful quilt, Erin! The vintage sheet goes so well with it and the binding looks fab, too. Excellent work!; March 12, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Katy Cameron said...: Oooh, it looks fab, happy snuggling!; March 12, 2012 at 4:50 PM
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Jacque. said...: ohhhhhh, this is awesome, Erin! Love it! The colors, the blocks, the fabric...everything about it is so you. Great job!; March 12, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Heather said...: It looks so good Erin! Great job :) I love the colors.; March 12, 2012 at 5:38 PM
Allison said...: Beautiful! I love the gold/brown/aqua/orange colors :); March 12, 2012 at 9:59 PM
tasha said...: love it erin!! i love wonky stars and i love how you changed up the backgrounds for each star. cute!!; March 13, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Erin @ Billy Button Design said...: It looks beautiful Erin!; March 14, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Peggy said...: I love that aqua color, so soft and pretty. A really cute quilt. Happy St. Patrick's Day.; March 17, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Kati from Kati's Quilting said...: Oh, how pretty! I love the orange and aqua colors together! The quilt is beautiful and really appealing, thank you so much for sharing your work! :) Have a lovely Sunday!; March 18, 2012 at 9:41 AM
happy zombie said...: I love your Swimming Sisters so much, Erin! When I saw the little thumbnail on flickr, it looked like the top two stars have happy faces in them. I can still them, even in big. CLEARY a happy quilt!; March 18, 2012 at 2:21 PM
Mavi. said...: Muy, muy, muy bonita.; March 23, 2012 at 5:38 AM