Snug Harbor Quilts: The Confetti Quilt

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Confetti Quilt

My colorful Confetti Quilt is finished! This quilt marks my first finish for 2014. I started this quilt on New Year's Eve, finished the top on New Year's Day, and put it aside to finish the Kitty Cat Love quilt.

I really loved how the colors danced on this top, and was a bit concerned that my quilting plan, a free motion geometric design with a colorful varigated thread, might not really complement the top. But, I wouldn't know until I tried....

The start of the quilting.

My daughter was home for a brief visit, and she liked the pattern, so I quilted on.

The quilting went pretty smoothly and fairly quickly. I tried to take a relaxed attitude toward wobbly lines. My primary goal was to quilt evenly over the top. I got the quilting foot stuck a time or two on the edges!

I truly love how the quilting turned out. I think it gives more texture and movement to the top. I took photos before washing it to capture the patterns and the colors. I think the overall pattern complements the top, although the quilting is a bit denser in some areas when I got a bit lost in the pattern.

The quilt top is about 34 by 46 inches, and is a nice baby quilt size, but I decided to add a hanging sleeve, and I may use this as a wall hanging in my office. I backed the quilt with the IKEA numbers fabric. The white background really shows off the quilting pattern.

Adding the hanging sleeve.

I wasn't sure what to use for binding. I contemplated a little dot, or using one of the bright colors, but then checked my supplies. I keep a basket of left-over binding from other projects, and discovered enough black binding to complete the quilt. That made by my decision very easy!