I finished my Trip Around the World quilt just in time to enter it into Capital Quilters recent exhibition.
I've called it Last Christmas because I've always loved Wham, and each December I pump this song out regularly.
I used Edyta Sitar's pattern and method and I found it very good. If I decide to make another Trip Around the World quilt I would certainly follow her method again.
You can read my first blog post about this quilt here. I made this quilt over the Christmas break and found all these fabrics in my stash. I hand quilted it using a range of colours and types of threads. I don't think they show up all that well, but I had fun mixing it up.
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I did find that quilting on the diagonal skewed the quilt slightly. I was tempted to add some straight lines to straighten it out, but that would have ruined the diagonal effect that I was after. When it was finished I gave it a wash and blocked it and I think it's back to being square now.
I do love the colours which are Christmassy, but not in a traditional way. I was inspired by this Christmas gift bag.
Oh! And on the back I used a piece of Noel by Cotton + Steel - so cute.
Finished size is 54" x 62"
