Fabrics used are a fat eighth bundle of Hand Drawn Garden by Anna Maria Horner, Shot Cotton in Steel is the main background color, and then I added an assortment of Shot Cottons I had in my stash for the diamonds. Backing is Anna Maria Horner Loulouthi flannel, and binding is Shot Cotton in Tangerine.
I buy all my Shot Cottons at Mad About Patchwork, and she has all Rowan fabrics 20% off this month. (This includes Shot Cottons) Just use the code HOLIDAY20 at checkout.
I tried a different method of finishing the binding on this quilt. I thought it needed a bit of extra texture, so I sewed the binding to the back of the quilt, then, to attach it to the front, I used a Perle Cotton in Turquoise and did a blanket stitch. (and then part way through I ran out of time and finished with a regular stitch) I really like the handmade look this gives and I know I’ll be trying it again!
Your quilts are always just so umm how could I say.. calm ? gorgeous ? I just want to make a pile with them and sleep there.
I really like your binding bling! Perfect finishing touch.
Beautiful! I love everything about it: the choice of fabrics and colors, the diamonds and the asymmetry. The hand blanket stitch for the binding really adds a nice touch.
Love the binding stitches! Did you paper piece the diamonds?
this is stunning.
I love the way the turquoise looks against the grey for the blanket stitch. That's such a nice touch.
Very striking
Gorgeous! Looks delightful to wrap up in…
Love it! Especially the blanket stitch – what a lovely touch!
WOW, this hand stitching is really great! I like all of your quilts, good job!
love the blanket stitching! what a fabulous idea!
I join the praise for the blanket stitch binding finish. It's a great idea that suits this quilt perfectly!
Great detail on the binding, lovely design (colors & piecing) as always.
It is SO beautiful. I really like that binding idea too! I'll have to try that for sure. Pinning it!
Yum – this is a totally gorgeous quilt. I love the saturated colours with the dark grey. I also love the blanket stitch on the binding! I am blanket stitching down some applique bias strips at the moment so I can totally see how it is very time (and thread!) consuming.
I love the blanket stitch on the binding! What a great idea!
I love the boldness!
The colors are amazing! So warm and "hugging" (does that make sense?!)! Gorgeous!
Oh, girl, you have done it again, that's gorgeous. I love that Steel shot cotton. It's reading blue here on my screen (one of the reasons I love it). I wonder if that's true or not.
Very pretty! I really like your idea for blanket stitching the binding. I am always interested in new ideas for binding. Thanks!
This is just gorgeous!
The blanket stitch binding is the most brilliant little touch. Beautiful quilt all around.
How beautiful is that! I'm often torn on Anna Maria Horner and can't quite decide if I like her fabric or not, but then I see something like this that someone's made and it always makes me fall in love. So beautiful.
Lovely! I really like the blanket stitch on the binding in the contrasting colour.
Love how you did the binding!!!
This is just perfect. The design is so unique and perfect for those fabrics, the shot cottons make everything look so soft, and that blanket stitched binding is a fantastic detail. Your work just amazes me!
Another amazing quilt! That blanket stitch binding is just perfection!
Love it all!
This quilt is great. I love how the steel gray shot cotton makes the other fabrics sing.
oh my, I absolutely love this quilt! I've been hoarding a bunch of AMH prints over the years and this quilt has me thinking that 2014 will be the year to cut into them 🙂 Love the steel shot cotton!
I love the blanket stitch 🙂
OH MY !! I love the quilt!! will have to look at trying to make one for me or i should say the king size bed!! and I thought i could quilt it to. thanks for tell us teh fabrics you used! helps a lot when choosing my fabric. I have some Kaffe's and others like his that will go together!
ooooooooooooooh. I will not be doing that blanket stitch myself (ahem – machine binding addict), but I LOVE it on yours.
Your blanket stitch binding looks Great !~! I will have to try that sometime. The colors are gorgeous together.
It`s absolutely beautiful,design,fabrics,quilting and your binding idea is great!
Lovely quilt! Diamonds are one of my favorites!
You are amazing! Please write a book! Please!
I would love to wrap up in that quilt right now!
This is so beautiful. I admire your work so much!
LOVE this quilt. What a beautiful detail to add to the binding. I might get over my hand-stitching aversion to try something that special for my next quilt. Thanks for the inspiration!
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This is a stunning quilt – they colours set against the Steel look wonderful. And I love the idea and look of the blanket stitched binding – you clever girl you!!
this is just beautiful, such a cosy rustic feel to it
Oh! I've been wanting to try that stitch on a binding! It looks lovely.
how did you do that nifty machine binding trick?????? going to tell us???
Hello! Im a new follower! I am working on a mini quilt based on you granny square block tute and I am goong to try this binding method. It looks so beautiful! Im so glad I found you! 😉
Gorgeous rich colours. I love how you have stitched the binding, wonderful touch.
Is therre a pattern for this gorgeous quilt?
This is such a wonderful quilt and the colours are so gorgeous! thanks for the inspiration – it makes my fingers itch!
I love the colors of the flying geese quilt, they are so rich! I think it's funny that you're on a fabric buying diet. Ha ha! I need to go on one of those 🙂
That blanket stitch looks gorgeous…I just want to snuggle up with that quilt! I love backing with flannel.
Gorgeous quilt!
Stunning!. I love the fabric choices and the idea of blanket stitching the binding never occurred to me but it works so well.
Did you do that blanket stitch by hand or machine? I've been contemplating it by machine.
this is gorgeous!
Such lovely details through and through. Love the blanket stitch innovation too!