Cross Stitch Heart Quilt - 2017 Q1 Finish

I finished binding this quilt last night.  Hooray for a little love and brightness in this little corner of my world!  The smog here has been horrible.  So between gray skies, cold temperatures, and frustrating news stories, a little more love is in order.

I saw a similar quilt with this block some time ago and found a good tutorial for it.  I was toying with the idea of using several different cream colored background squares, but then decided on gray.  Then, I realized I might not have enough gray, so I alternated gray and white.  I think it turned out pretty cute.  

The quilting is all straight line with my walking foot.  It went pretty quickly since it is a small quilt. Once again, I used a lot of different fabrics from my scrap mess, I mean, scrap basket(s).

I am linking up to the Finish A Long at Elven Garden.

Tree Quilt - 2017 Q1 Finish

Here is my first finish for the year.  Yay!  It is a wall hanging I plan on putting up each December.  I based it on a quilt from Vanessa Christensen's book, "Simply Color: Green."

Our house is quite dark, particularly during this hazy, cold winter.  So the white background really brightens up the stair landing.  I quilted it with simple wavy lines down the quilt -- kind of thinking about snow drifting down.  All the fabric is some I had in my stash, including the backing.  I didn't take a picture of the back because it's pretty ugly -- all my least favorite green fabrics I had on hand.  Since it'll hang on a wall, nobody will see it.  :)

I am almost finished with another wall hanging for this same spot, to be hung in February.  (I know, I know, it's already February.)

I am linking up to the Finish A Long at Elven Garden.