Grow'n Up

Another UFO off the stack!

This is "Grow'n Up"

81"x 81" approx

made of a collection of green scraps and fabrics with a pop of fuchsia pink which I love, QCR pattern by SewKindofWonderful called Green Smoothie found in the One Wonderful Curve book

quilted by Sonya Nelsen @GraceElizabeth's 

I searched for a corn background that I could take some photos. I found corn and non-blooming sunflowers at this location but also a early morning Utility worker doing his paperwork on the side of the road. I didn't really want to shoot with him watching so I drove around some more.  He stayed there so I decided to come back the next day and yep...there he was again. ha This time he headed off when I drove by really slow ;)

My plan was to hurry and get the photos before the sun broke through. I was cutting it pretty close. 

I have always loved the 'love' newspaper print and use it whenever I find it! If I remember right it is a print by Carrie Bloomstein for her Story collection called collage. 

I used the cut offs for the binding because I didn't want to waste all the greens from the back. I decided also to bind by hand to the back. I have had some pretty painful RA symptoms in my fingers and wrists so I knew this would be a bit of a challenge. I played around with how I normally hand sew and found by holding the quilt between my middle and index fingers I could keep the binding turned to where I wanted to sew. This took all the pressure off my thumbs from pinching the fabric tight. It worked for me!

So a few more pics.....while out and about I found a section of trail. Called my friend and fellow quilter Jen to come out and walk this end of the trail with me.

It was a super fun photoshoot and trail walk. 

Linking up with Kelly@NTT My Quilt Infatuation

and 

Can I get a whoop whoop friday at Confessions of a Fabric addict

and Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs Favorite Finish August