The Finishes

I rushed to finish my New York Beauty (NYB) wallhanging and so never got a chance to take any decent photos of it in its completed state:

I took a few close-ups of the hand quilting in the borders...

Sometimes I followed the patterns in the blocks...

Sometimes, I just went with what I thought suited the quilt...

And sometimes I just had to do a few circles...

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I have also finished the doll quilt. I gave in and quilted it 'Stitch In The Ditch' (SITD), BUT I drew lines that went all the way to the edges and through the solid squares so that the quilting made up a grid.

I enjoyed the quilting and am now pondering the baby quilt, more stitch in the ditch in a grid OR free-motion hearts?? We'll have to see :o)

It's been oh so quiet!

My little boys stayed at their Aunt's house for a night.
Besides the deathly silence in the house, I did get a chance to tidy my sewing room
and get a few things done...

White borders on the baby quilt:

I ironed the backing for the scrappy heart quilt.

I was really pleased with how this pieced backing turned out.

It's very scrappy and it used up a lot of rose prints that I wasn't sure what to do with.

I also got my Cathedral Stars out and auditioned borders...

And I basted the doll quilt...

So although I can't wait to get them back, I did get quite a lot done.