The Garden Party Quilt Is Finished

It's amazing how a little pile of cut fabric...

...can be changed into something like this with just a little thread to connect the pieces.

My Garden Party Quilt is sitting on a big chunk of black lava rock near Santa Clara, Utah.

I had to be careful because the rock was sharp, but it didn't require anything to hold the quilt in place.

Between the winds and the roughness of the rock, the quilt just stayed where I put it.

The quilt is 52 1/2" x 63" and is mostly made with the Basic Grey fabric line, Sweet Serenade.
Quilting was done by those sweet ladies at Quilted Works.

The back of Garden Party.

I love the scalloped look in the border and the musical notes fabric on the back.

The pattern came from Missouri Star Quilt Company's tutorial HERE.

It's such a great feeling when a quilt is totally completed!

Garden Party Is Off To The Quilter!

My Garden Party did not end up as a UFO...WHEW!

There are no cute little blocks in the sashing like the pattern said it should have,

but I love the edge around it in one color and the rest of it is okay, too.

It's a lousy photo, but I wanted to hurry and get it over to Quilted Works for them to add their 

quilting magic. I'll post it when I get it back in a few weeks. I know they'll do a fabulous job on it!

J

Want to see how amazing and easy Jenny Doan makes this look?

Click HERE to see her YouTube tutorial.

Click HERE to see her updated version (which is what I was going for.)

Without meaning to, I ended up making the non-updated version.

Dang those little squares that never made it to my quilt!

I pieced the back with the music notes and peach grunge fabric.

My giveaway for the Perfect Picnic blog hop can be found HERE.

Don't forget to check out all the picnic fun at Sew We Quilt!

You can find the whole schedule HERE.

 This is in progress, too...check it out!

June 3 - Riley Blake Designs

June 5 - Jedi Craft Girl

June 10 - Nancy Zieman

June 12 - The Sassy Quilter

June 17 - Just Let Me Quilt

June 19 - Simple Simon & Co

June 24 - Haberdashery Fun

June 26 - Sew We Quilt

July 1 - Jina Barney Designz

July 3 - Leigh Laurel Studios

July 8 - Riley Blake Designs

Retreating For The Second Time

I'm off at a retreat today...my second one ever.

Wow! Aren't I a social butterfly!

It's here in town, so no sleepovers for me. I'll come home after dinner to my own little bed.

I'm taking along my gazillion one and a half inch pieces that are now attached to my charm squares.

I even sewed a few of the finished blocks together...I was busy yesterday!

My Garden Party Quilt is moving along slowly, but quite nicely. 

Maybe it won't end up as a UFO after all!

Don't forget - 4 more days until we picnic!

And 5 more days until this starts!