An August Finish!

Here is my completed "Kaffe to Cranston" quilt, all quilted and bound!  

This was made using the "Sticks and Bricks" pattern that appeared in American Patchwork & Quilting in April 2012, designed by Amy Walsh.  As you will see from the photos this wasn't the easiest quilt to photograph, the solid bars appear as either brown or a deep purple depending on lighting.  We've also had hazy and smoke-filled skies this week due to the western Canada wildfires.  

  

Another finish that is destined (eventually) for our Quilt Ministry, but for now it's spending a bit of time on the quilt rack in our living room, so we can soak up all the intense colors and patterns.

I machine quilted this one using the "Jester's Hat" motif that we learned way back in the 2012 FMQ Challenge.  It's a versatile motif that is enjoyable to quilt except for the fact that I keep running into dead-ends and have to break thread and restart in another section way more often than I'd like!  It finished at about 66x74 inches.

The backing is pieced with the remainder of this wide back that I used in my improv Log Cabin quilt completed earlier this spring.

We are expecting a second cool night of mid-50s temperatures, then it's back to high humidity and mid-to-upper 80s for the next week.  We could certainly use some rain although there's none in our forecast until next Wednesday or Thursday.  My husband has been on garden watering duty daily, and his tomatoes are thriving though none are red yet.  Hopefully in the next week or so we will see some beginning to show color.

Bramble Blooms 1 is in the hoop for hand quilting, but I haven't had the motivation to pick it up and work on it in the evenings.  I'm sure that will change as the weather cools and autumn is upon us.

Thanks for visiting, and happy quilting!