ALYoFinish it up Friday!


"Weathered Wood"
60 x 75

Friday and the end of the month...all is good!
I am posting my finish for the month, the "Barn Door" from the QAL over at Sarah Quilts. I am so happy with my finish. I am even more excited that it was all from my stash. 


It was cold enough outside that the tape kept freezing and letting go so I had to just lay it down for pics. 
I used the other hour glass block on the back and then used more stash fabrics to piece it all together.
I kept with the Barn door theme and tried to quilt it up with a giant "Z" and I think the placement of some of the fabrics lend themselves to the idea of slats of wood. 


It just goes to show that making yourself use what you have sometimes can be surprising. :)  I really love this one and I think it is my largest quilt yet on my home machine. 

 I am linking this up with 

A Lovely Year of FinishesHERE
my original goal post is HERE

Also linking up with Crazy mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday HERE

and the final Barn Door QAL at Sarah Quilts HERE

Comments

Terry said…
It's gorgeous! I love those colors! :0)
February 28, 2014 at 8:20 AM
Jeanette said…
Isn't it great to be able to make an entire quilt from stash fabrics?? So beautiful, wonderful job. I like the back as much as the front.
February 28, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Beth said…
Love the colors and the design and even better fron stash! Great job! I love stash sewing.
February 28, 2014 at 9:15 PM
Cheryl said…
Love this version of the barn door quilt, great fabric choices.
February 28, 2014 at 9:22 PM
Kat said…
I love your colors! Great pieced back too, and the quilting! I love everything about it!
February 28, 2014 at 11:07 PM
Gemini Jen NZ said…
That is really gorgeous - how satisfying to have used stash fabrics! Great job!
March 1, 2014 at 1:27 AM
Sarah @ sarahquilts.com said…
Yay!!!! It's completely beautiful. I love it, and I am so pleased that you love it! Thanks so much for participating.
March 1, 2014 at 7:42 AM
Willow River Piecemakers said…
That is a super cool setting! Really love the pieced back too! Great job!
March 1, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Barb in Mi said…
Fabulous finish - congrats!
March 2, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Sue Daurio said…
Front and back, very creative, spectacular quilt! Love the quilting
March 2, 2014 at 8:41 PM
CapitolaQuilter said…
Congrats on your finish and the front and back are both really lovely. Bonus for working from stash!
March 3, 2014 at 9:30 PM
Lorna McMahon said…
Gorgeous fabric choices! Your finish is just fabulous! Love the back too, Kris. Well done!
March 3, 2014 at 9:41 PM
Unknown said…
Love the colors! I also love getting to use only stash fabrics in a quilt. Good job!
March 5, 2014 at 12:59 PM
One English Teacher said…
Quilting it in a Z was genius! Love that idea. And, I love the colors. They work so well together. Yay for successful stash use :-)
March 5, 2014 at 9:52 PM
Paula@TheSassyQuilter said…
Love it! The title is such a great match.
March 9, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Sandy Panagos said…
That looks great! I especially like the back!! Congrats on your finish AND on using up some of what you had. ;-)
March 9, 2014 at 6:47 PM
Ella and Nesta said…
It looks great! I really like the wood effect of some of the fabrics. And the back is brilliant. Great idea to add the hourglass. Well done!
March 23, 2014 at 8:03 PM
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