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Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas Friday Finish

Merry Christmas!

Today's Friday Finish is also my December goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes.  This is the final ALYOF for 2015, and it has been great participating this year.  The monthly goal setting has kept me on track with projects.


My December goal was to quilt my Glimmer quilt and matching pillow.


I decided to do star FMQ, with some loops thrown in.


I used the following Kona colours for the top and the striped binding:
  • Wisteria and Tulip
  • Pomegranate and Carnation
  • Chartreuse and Citrus
  • Meringue for the background


And the matching pillow:


I love a hidden zipper back.  Thanks to Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts for sharing the following tutorial by S.O.T.A.K. Handmade



Linking up for the final TGIFF for 2015 hosted by Alisa @ Knit-Spin-Quilt:



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16 comments:

  1. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlDecember 25, 2015 at 9:30 PM

    Congratulations! That is a rather large quilt, isn't it? I like the scrappy binding and the matching quilting between the quilt and pillow is a great touch. Merry Christmas!

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  2. Farm QuilterDecember 25, 2015 at 10:47 PM

    Great quilt and I love the scrappy binding using all those beautiful colors in the center!! Nice job on the quilting and the pillow too!! Congratulations on meeting your goal!!

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  3. Julia D @ Jada's Quilting AdventuresDecember 25, 2015 at 11:51 PM

    Wow. Looks great! I love the Star FMQ. Beautiful job!

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  4. CherylDecember 26, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    I like the design you chose to quilt with, the loops and stars are great!

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  5. Linda M @ Pieceful KingdomDecember 26, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Those are lovely projects! The FMQ turned out great.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 26, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    These are both beautiful! Nice quilting!

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  7. Sarah Goer QuiltsDecember 26, 2015 at 11:19 PM

    Congrats on two finishes! I love all the bold colors and the quilting gives the quilt a really great textures. The stars and loops are great and the pieced binding was a great addition.

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  8. LauraDecember 27, 2015 at 3:00 AM

    That Glimmer pattern is cool!!! I could see that done in muted metallics but I love your brights too! Merry Christmas

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  9. HayleyDecember 27, 2015 at 3:14 AM

    congratulations on your finish! that is a great way to close out the year and it looks great. I love the quilting, especially those cute little stars

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  10. Tish StempleDecember 28, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    Two very beautiful finishes! Your FMQ looks so good and I love the loops with the stars.

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  11. Sandra WalkerDecember 28, 2015 at 11:16 PM

    Love both of these Anja! Such bright cheerful colours.

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  12. helenjean@midgetgemquiltsDecember 29, 2015 at 6:53 AM

    Another brilliantly vibrant quilt . And a great finish to end the year on

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  13. AdrienneDecember 29, 2015 at 9:16 PM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!

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  14. BriannaDecember 30, 2015 at 3:16 PM

    I really like those stars!!! I haven't experimented with that before, I'll have to add it to the list.

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  15. Myra @ Busy Hands QuiltsJanuary 1, 2016 at 11:47 PM

    Gorgeous! And I'm thinking much quicker than Gravity!

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  16. Gemini Jen NZJanuary 3, 2016 at 3:19 AM

    The stars look really cool in amongst the loops - great work!

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