Balancing Act - this time complete

The picture looks almost like the one I last posted, but this one is actually complete.  As you can probably tell from the background on the previous picture, it was taken in Colorado.  The picture here was taken in our front yard this afternoon.  I used a pointy swirl pantograph pattern for the quilting.  I completed the quilting phase yesterday.  After a beautiful Easter service at church this morning we were invited to our dear friends, Mary Ellen and John's house for dinner.  Almost every holiday that we are not going to be out of town. we have been guests for dinner at the Longs.

When we got home from the Longs' I wanted to make an effort to complete the binding so I could bring the quilt for Show 'n Tell tomorrow at my Monday quilt group.  I was actually able to get the binding added by using a decorative stitch on my Singer Xl-1000.

Now I have to decide which quilt I will work on next.

Balancing Act

I started prepping a quilt to be put on my quilting frame.  The quilt I began with this morning belongs to a friend, which I had reluctantly let her slip the quilt in my queue a couple weeks ago.  You know how exceptions go... please, please, please, just this one.  I had made the announcement at my quilt meeting that I would not be doing anyone's quilt besides my own until September.  I had finished piecing the backing to make it wide enough, and before I sewed it onto the leaders, I went out to my studio to see what color thread I would use.  Well the blue I thought I had was not to be found.  I'm not sure if it is hiding, or I just do not have any appropriate blue left... Big PLUS... I have to order thread.  That means I can put one of my own quilt tops on my frame.  That is major.  It has been a while since I have had one of my own quilts on my frame.

The quilt that I have now prepped of my own is called Balancing Act and it was featured in the April 2009 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. There were so many colors involved in this quilt that I opted to purchase the kit.  I pieced this quilt when I was at our cabin in Colorado early last summer.  I found the backing I was going to use in September, also while back out  in Colorado.  The big wait has been a time issue.  The outdoor pictures were taken in back of our cabin.