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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Latest Finish!

Remember the sneak peek I showed you on Sunday?  Well, here’s the reveal – my latest finish is Runaway to Bali!!!


This is a Lyn Brown design she calls Staycation that I found in her Etsy shop.  It's a jelly roll quilt and a lot of fun to do!  This is my Quilting UFO Challenge quilt for March - all done early except for the binding which will be done by the end of this week - yoohoo!!!



Not being too crazy about the name – but totally crazy about the quilt!!! – I began thinking of a name for my quilt almost before I started piecing it.  I finally put together the facts that I pieced this quilt last year at Runaway Quilters Retreat, and I used a Bali Pop for all the bright batik colors to get the name, Runaway to Bali.  Don’t you just love the deep turquoise batik background on this beauty?  


It is really something else up close I tell ya!!!  As soon as I saw it, I knew what I was going to do with it because I had purchased Lyn’s pattern several months earlier.

I think I did pretty well on the long-arm quilting too.  I just love the sweet and simple Daisies Galore panto!




I can really feel Spring in the air today!  Yesterday I saw this beautiful spot of color in the grocery store and had to bring it home to brighten up my Ivory Tower!  Isn’t it lovely???




I’m off to Book Club this afternoon.  We are reading Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult this month, and it is a good one!!!!  


A lot like The Green Mile, and it has received some bad press because of that, but still a very good book on its own and I’m enjoying it.  Unfortunately, I haven’t quite finished the book, and I hate getting to the group discussion and not participate fully.  I really tried to catch up but simply ran out of time.  In fact, I was so far behind that I ended up buying it on Audible so I could listen while I quilted!  I’ll be sure to finish it up later this week.

What are you up to today?  Hope its fun and exciting for you!!!

Hugs & Blessings!
Teresa
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Linking up with Such a Sew and Sew's A Stitch in Time March 2012 Finishes - hop over THERE to see what others have finished so far this month!



18 comments:

  1. Beautiful quilt, Teresa. I love the batiks and that is a gorgeous backing! You picked a winner with that name. I am off to play Scrabble with my Mom and then home to do the monthly budget. I'd rather be quilting, but I have put it off too long already! : )

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  2. Great quilt. Love that turquoise fabric and the backing.

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  3. Your quilt turned out so great, so colorful and fun! :o) And love the quilting. Have fun at your book club meeting. xo

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  4. Teresa!!! Runway to Bali is GORGEOUS!!!! And I love your batiks. So very beautiful!!! :)

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  5. Love the quilt. The colors are so nice and happy.

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  6. Beautiful quilt. The background fabric is so pretty. Looks like a fun project to put together as well. Wat to go!

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  7. What a beautiful quilt, love the batiks!

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  8. I LOVE this pattern! Think I must have. Whoop Whoop! for your beautiful finish!

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  9. What a beautiful quilt, I love the batiks. So colorful and fun. Great job!

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  10. Great quilt! I love the name-I think it fits the quilt perfectly...when I saw the quilt it made me think of a happy day at the beach!

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  11. Oh my goodness! I know that deep turquoise background batik! Take a look at the bottom picture on this post: HERE
    I also used it to border a quilt in the past.

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  12. Oh,,, it didn't take my link http://blog.geneblack.com/2012/03/finished-and-some-more-machine.html

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  14. I love everything about this quilt. The name is so, so clever. The colors are beautiful. The batiks are amazing. The quilting is so pretty! Very beautifully done! Congratulations on a wonderful finish! And thank you for linking up!

    xo -E

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  15. what a pretty, cheerful quilt! I love the quilting design & the backing fabric :)

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  16. Teresa, I love your Bali quilt too. The colors are so rich and striking. Didn't catch the name of the pattern and I haven't seen it yet around my area.

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  17. that's a great quilt! Love the batiks.

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