A better picture

I hoped to get an outdoor picture, but it is raining cats and dogs out there. Still, there was enough daylight to get a better one than the one I took last night.
The quilt is a design from Bonnie Hunter in Quiltville , and it is called Bricks and Stepping Stones. The size is approx. 60"x75". I used my husband's old shirts and a little bit extra fabric. The back of the quilt is flannel, one old (pink!) sheet in addition to some plaid stash. In-between those fabrics i pieced a stripe of a multi-colored flannel shirt. I used woolen batting, so the quilt is definitely suited for the Norwegian climate.
Even though this is my first large quilt and it has its "beauty spots", I am very pleased with the result!

Finally - after a lot of hard work !

The quilt is finished! I finished the last stitches of the binding just before I took the picture. By the way, the picture does not show the correct colors due to being taken indoors late in the evening. A lot of muscels are aching, but I am very pleased and satisfied with the result. I feel I have made a great achievement, this is the biggest quilt I have made, ever! I will fix outdoor pictures as soon as the weather permits, now I am just going to bed because I am completely exhausted.

Quilting my first large quilt

Yesterday I started on my largest quilting project so far, free motion quilting my Bricks and Stepping Stones. I am not used to work with such large quilts, so I have to take regular breaks to rest my shoulders, arms and neck. Here is a little detail of the stippling/quilting. I think it will turn out great in the end!

Blocks complete with sashing

I decided to go with a blue/green theme for the sashing. I think it turned out really nice! Looking forward to the April block.

January stitchery completed, finally!

Here is the January stitchery, so now I am back on track and ready for next month. The task now is to choose the fabrics that is needed to "frame" the blocks.

Cute Thread Catcher

This is the cute little thread catcher I made today. It will be a housewarming gift for a friend who likes to stitch.