Wednesday, October 28, 2020

50 Shades of Autumn is a Monthly Mini!

 I finished quilting and binding my 50 Shades of Autumn this afternoon.  This is my version of the Humble Quilts fall quilt-along this year.  Thanks Lori for an easy and fun design!


I'm happy with this little finish, from all the browns on the front, to the wonderful backing fabric found in my stash from unknown years ago.  It's from a collection called Nature Studies by Benartex.

And I love the binding fabric, with just barely enough to complete this quilt with a narrow strip left over.  It too is an older print, and seemed to blend well with both the front and back of the quilt.

I machine quilted the front to an all-cotton batting, and the back was separately quilted to a layer of insul-brite, and the layers united only by the batting.  I think this method will make it a good hot dish mat as requested by my son and DIL for Christmas.  They wanted one large enough to hold a lasagne pan on their new countertop.  Hopefully there will be time to make a couple of large potholder-side mats to coordinate.  There are plenty of brown scraps around here, as well as a little over half yard of that backing fabric.  

I'll link this post with Wendy at The Constant Quilter when she posts her end of the month mini round-up!  Thanks Wendy for hosting this fun event every month.

13 comments:

Needled Mom said...

That is really pretty. I love combining my old fabrics with newer ones. It will make a great casserole hot pad.

Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quilts said...

A hot dish mat is such a good idea! Love that. Love how you did the borders on this one too.

Kyle said...

Fabulous 50 Shades of Autumn. The colors are rich and border fabrics have great texture and design. The quilt makes a lovely addition to your autumn collection!

Debbie said...

Humble brown make a grand statement. Perfect for the season. Good time finish too!

Barbara said...

That turned out so pretty. Love the colors. I think I might have that same binding fabric in my stash. When I was at a doctor’s office a few days ago, the medical assistant was wearing a scrub top she made from the same fabric.

Robin said...

I love the way the binding just makes it sparkle.

Hill Top Post said...

Yay for the browns! I love this quilt.

Quilting Babcia said...

Thanks so much! I hope the recipients will love it too.

Barb said...

love your version of the sew along. So many great browns and the binding fabric is perfect.
Hope you'll share your process of making the counter mat.

Wendy Caton Reed said...

I adore it! Your borders are fantastic. Love the backing and binding fabrics too. It is so hard to believe that such a simple pattern can be so diverse. No two are alike. Thanks for another great mini!

Lizzy D said...

Very sweet! Not sure it deserves lasagna stains. Too nice!

audrey said...

Sweet little finish! How wonderful to find the perfect fabric for the binding and have just enough too! Love that feeling.:)

Barbara said...

What a perfect October mini! Love that you found some oldies to use :) Great border fabric!