PWSC Project - progress?

I have had this unfished project floating around since October, today I finished quilting it and got ready to cut strips for the binding...but...I couldn't decide on the best fabric. I may have to take the table runner with me to the quilt shop and pick something out.  Darn.  I have to go to the quilt shop.  Or a few quilt shops. Well shucks...       :-)



It's hard to see, but I used the star block shape as a quilt design
on the solid blocks, then just stitched in the ditch and ran a border
around the outer edge...just needs a binding now.

All these choices but none of them are juuuussst right.

Finished! My First Official Quilt!!!

I can now legitimately call myself a quilter! I finished my first real honest-to-goodness quilt tonight.  My Tumbler Quilt. I used a fluffy fleece blanket for the backing, and turned it instead of adding a binding.  I just quilted it with two rows of borders and two seams across the width.  The fleece is so supple it didn't need much quilting, and it drapes beautifully. I am giving it as a Christmas gift, so I am bummed I can't parade around with it and show everyone.  Seriously! Bummed!

Tumbler Top Assembled!

Well, I finished the quilt top last night, with two borders. I think I am going to
use the extra wide outer border as the binding,  just fold it over and stitch down...
Still deciding on my backing!

Tumbler Quilt Kit

I bought this pre-cut kit months ago, at Quilter's Corner in Olde Ridge Village, Concordville, PA. My friend Ellen showed me her kit and I had to have one too - I loved the earth tones of the gorgeous batiks.

I was hesitant to get started because I knew my OCD traits would put me through torture - I wouldn't be satisfied until I laid out all the blocks and made sure the 20 different fabrics were evenly dispersed.  Well, after a half hour or so of rearranging the blocks on a table during the November mini-retreat held by my local quilt guild I realized I had to stop and STEP AWAY FROM THE TABLE...I would never be satisfied with the placement!  There will always be two similar fabrics too close to each other. I need to GET OVER IT!  

Today I just jumped in and started stitching rows, and by the end of the afternoon I had all 9 rows done and sewn together.  Now if I can just stay motivated to add the two borders tomorrow I will be ready to shop for backing fabric. I can't believe I made this much progress in just one day. One rainy, gray, chilly Sunday...