It’s finished, y’all! My first “big” quilt. I’m so glad I put on my big girl quilting panties and just did it. This one will probably be the hardest to give away to date, only because I can actually cuddle underneath it unlike all of my baby quilts! So, without further ado – here is my St. Louis 16 Patch: Chicopee Style!
Here’s one where you can see the binding and the quilting:
I am pretty much obsessed with this scrappy back:
Here’s the binding up close:
Words I never thought I’d say: I’m better at hand binding. While machine binding went much faster, I did make some mistakes. I should have read Kelly’s binding tutorial before I started, not 4 hours after I finished. You live and learn, folks. I’m sure this gets easier with practice too and I definitely want to practice in an effort to save time!
Final Quilt Stats:
- Fabric: Chicopee and Shelburne Falls
- 56 inches x 70 inches
- Quilted by ME on my Bernina 215
- Pattern: St. Louis 16 Patch
So many exciting things to come after this beauty helped me get over my fear of “large quilts”.
Happy quilting, y’all!
Today I’m linking up with TGIFF!
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Congrats! It’s beautiful.
Yea! It’s done and turned out absolutely beautiful!
Looks great!
Yay for you! love that quilt! The quilting looks fantastic (and so does the binding!)
🙂 Kelly
It looks awesome! I love that print as a binding! I love the size of it too, perfect for snuggling.
You go girl!! I LOVE the color scheme you chose for this! Perfect binding print. Perfect all around. That is one lucky quilt-receiver 🙂
I didn’t read any of it–but I will soon. Just wanted to say I loooove your photos–please take me with you next time you go home!
I LOVE this quilt so much- and the binding looks great, btw.
Congratulations! Your quilt looks fantastic. I like that you pulled the greens-blues and left out the pinks-oranges. The colors look so Maine-summer-cabin-y to me right now. I am jealous of your NC photos. And you’re making me want to do one of these 16-patch quilts.
Great job! I’ve been quilting two years and I try to have a quilt at the hand-quilting stage. I enjoy having something to work on while I watch tv with the hubs and I don’t feel rushed. Plus, I get to enjoy my creations for a few more hours before I give them away. It’s a nice way to say good-bye!
It looks fantastic! And machine binding will definitely get better with time 🙂 I think by my 5th or 6th I stopped losing corners LOL
Hooray hooray hooraaaaay! It’s fantastic. Great job, and I love how proud you are of the finish. Now get back to Jersey!
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Congratulations, it looks great. I love the backing too… DS does such a good job of making her lines harmonious 🙂
It’s a beauty and the perfect size. Nice job.
Looks great Ashley! Don’t be too hard on yourself, I think the binding looks just fine. It definitely is a little harder to be perfect when on the machine, but worth the speedy-ness:) I think, anyway.
gorgeous!
CHEER! What a great BIG quilt!
Esther
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It is wonderful – congratulations!!! You did a great job.
looks great Ashley!!
Great job, Ashley! Kudos to you for quilting it yourself. It looks wonderful!
Beautiful finish! I’m with ya on tr machine/hand binding, yet I stubbornly continue to do the former even though I know I’m more likely to make mistakes! Gah!
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Yay! Good for you, Ashley! I love the colours of you quilt – gorgeous photos too. Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!
Looks great! Love the colors too 🙂
Congratulations on your finish! It looks great!
Congratulations Ashley on a wonderful finish. It is a fabulous quilt.
Lovely finish! That’s a fabulous first lap sized quilt, great job!
Love it, it’s gorgeous! Congrats on your first big quilt! It’s a nice feeling isn’t it?
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Any idea where the tutorial went? The blog is gone. Beautiful job on your quilt BTW.