Friday, August 7, 2015

TGIFF - Friday Finish for Charity

Recently, a friend asked if would consider donating a quilt for a raffle for fundraising efforts for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for the Cure.  Since this Gray Square Scramble quilt had no destination (having been sitting in my sewing room for far too long -- last year and this year), I thought it would be a good quilt to donate.


Several Kona colours are being crossed off the list:  Pewter, Papaya, Orange, Citrus, Cyan, Rich Red, Silver, Kiwi, and Purple.




Now that the mystery of my longarm woes are solved, I'm getting lots of practice with my FMQ skills.



I know there was a better way to quilt this, but I had no ideas on how to quilt it.  And since it was needed right away for the raffle, I had to do some quick quilting.  I was surprised on how well the stippling looked in the end.  My goal is getting quilts finished and out the door.  And if that means easy quilting, then so be it.  Finish is better than sitting in my sewing room.

Make sure you link up this week's finishes over at:

TGIFF hosted by Laura @ Quokka Quilts

Finish it up Friday hosted by Crazy Mom Quilts



20 comments:

  1. That's a really nice raffle prize. I love it.

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  2. The stippling looks great - a beautiful finish!

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  3. It's a beautiful quilt Anja and the stippling looks great.

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  4. It looks fantastic! I love this quilt!

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  5. What a fabulous prize! I love the all over stippling - it looks really good. And love the design of this quilt. Great finish!

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  6. The coloured squares really steal the show the way they look like they are bouncing around!

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  7. Oh I love this Anja! Your all-over stipple shape is SO MUCH like mine! It's funny how our meandering is like handwriting, each of us unique. This is startling though; I always see in my mind a fat bubble wrench shape or a thumb and hand viewed from the side. Sometimes I think of ghost heads (which is another shape). Love love the Kona colours in this one. They sing!

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  8. Looks Lovely! That stippling made great texture!

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  9. Love your stippling! Such a great quilt! Awesome finish!

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  10. love it! The colours really pop and the backing is perfect.

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  11. I love this quilt pattern and all of the colors that you were able to use. When a project is just sitting around, I agree that it is better to have it finished than to be super special. The stippling is beautiful and even. How do you get your lines to be so fluid and curvaceous?

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  12. Ooh I love that!!! love the solids and it's a great pattern

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  13. Gorgeous colours, fun design, beautiful quilting.... And all for a great cause! Congratulations on this fabulous finish, Anja!

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  14. Your stippling is really getting good! Glad you've found a worthy home for this one!

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  15. What a fun colorful quilt and a great cause! I love rainbow quilts and adding in the gray brings a great element to the quilt.

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  16. Hi Anja! I'm checking in on some of the Dog Gone Cute bloggers today and have fallen in love with this quilt. I think the quilting is perfect for this. What a fantastic donation. I hope it did well in the raffle.

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