Shimmer quilt is finished

Yes - we have a winner from last week's giveaway, and it's Brenda Wiseman from New England, USA. Congratulations Brenda. Thank you for all the entries - I enjoyed reading about all your hexie plans.  It's quite easy to make your own templates if you still want to give it a try. Just google "hexagon templates for English Paper Piecing" and you will find sheets to print off on slightly thicker paper.

Now, onto regular news.
Yay!! I finished a quilt that has been hanging around for a long time.  I do know why I didn't finish it earlier - I didn't have a specific purpose for it, but now I think I do.  We've just purchased a new king single bed and this big quilt will work well on that bed.

I started this quilt back in 2013 after I'd finished my Bordered Peacocks quilt. I was so eager to get the perfect fabrics for the Bordered Peacocks, I ended up buying far more fabrics than I needed.  Sound familiar to anyone?

my Bordered Peacocks

So I thought I could just cut the left over pieced into 2.5" strips and use a jelly roll pattern to make another quilt.  I chose the Stacks of Colour pattern from one of Pam and Nicky Lintott's jelly roll books.

This quilt is quite dark, so I used my Wonderfil Dazzle and threads because they have built in sparkle and give the quilt a little lift.  It's very hard to see the sparkle in photos, but it is there.  I just quilted straight lines down the quilt about 2.5" apart.

the yellow thread is the tacking / basting lines

The border and backing are beautiful prints from Timeless Treasures, designed by Chong-a Hwang.

It's a good feeling to have this quilt finished.
Pattern: Stacks of Colour from Jelly Roll Dreams by Pam and Nicky Lintott 2012
Fabrics: mainly Timeless Treasures
Size: 68" x 88"