Falling Maples Quilt

I am pretty happy about this quilt.  It started with the idea of making a maple leaf quilt for my sister-in-law who lives in West Virginia.  We went there years ago to visit.  It was Fall and the leaves were spectacular.  I had this Fat Quarter bundle of pretty traditional looking fabrics.  Then, Swim, Bike Quilt announced a quilt along for their "Spiced Chi"pattern in the book "Vintage Quilt Revival."  I have that book!  So I very loosely followed along -- meaning, I read the first post and made the quilt.  :)

The original Spiced Chi quilt is so great -- with grays and brights.  But here's proof that traditional fall colors look great too.  If I had finished this about a week earlier, the fall leaves would have been really beautiful.  But that's okay -- those dead, brown leaves actually match pretty well!

I quilted it with an all over loop -- I imagined it could be like the trail of wind-blown leaves.  :)

And here is the back.  I used 4 lower volume fat quarters from the bundle.  Looking at it hanging on the fence, I see it's a little crooked.  It is hard to baste a quilt perfectly straight since there are 3 layers and I am pinning it from the top.  Oh well.  Since this is not meant to be hung from a fence, or even a wall, I think it's okay.  :)

This is on my list of Goals for the quarter.  I may not get much done this quarter.  I am in the process of quilting on more, though.  Maybe I'll finish that too.

I am linking up to Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.
I am linking up to the Finish-A-Long party at She Can Quilt.