Winging It Finish - A Quilt For Sissy

Finger tips and shoes belong to my favorite quilt holder

Here is my finish on a QAL I started in May 2023. This one is a surprise for my sister-in-law, Sandy. She is 3 years older than my husband, and he often calls her "Sissy", which was his name for her when he was a little tyke.

Side view

Full backing

Closeup of backing

Sandy's favorite bedroom color for years was turquoise - she even painted the walls of her bedroom turquoise  -  and this quilt was originally intended to lay across her bedspread. It was sandwiched and ready to quilt when Sandy innocently and excitedly told me that her new favorite bedroom color was pink and sent me a photo of her new hot-pink bedspread! I "un-sandwiched" the turquoise backing, which was the same turquoise background as the front. At my favorite Etsy shop (That's So Janice), I located 4-1/2 yards of a Tilda-ish print with pink, coral, and turquoise flowers. There is no pink on the front of the quilt, but the fabric blends well as a backing, so it will have to serve as pink for her!

I decided to try a flange binding and used a tutorial by Jenny at Missouri Star. My quarter inch sewing was a little "fat", so the flange is not quite as wide as I prefer, but I do like the result.

My first and favorite block, before and after quilting.

Closeups of Great Barrier Reef variegated thread

This well-written pattern is Winging It by Wendy Sheppard at Ivory Spring. I used my current favorite Great Barrier Reef variegated thread by Y.L.I. Threads for the top and a creamy high sheen thread for the back. All of the butterflies are from stash, background was purchased at Joann's, and the backing from Etsy. This quilt finished at 72" x 63".

Quilting was done with a butterfly themed panto called "Fanciful Flyers" from Urban Elementz.

The turquoise background is imprinted with dragonflies, so it is definitely a "winged" theme!

Rosie, my quilt assistant, checking for loose threads.