A New Finish!

 

I just got this back from the longarmer and could not be more pleased. 

Well, I could be a little more pleased (it does have a toecatcher on the back)- but overall I think it came out great. I took it to Sew Jersey, my local quilt shop in Hanover, about an hour from me, and the owner helped me pick out a nice quilting pattern, appropriate batting and fun backing fabric that also worked well for the binding.

The quilt itself came from a kit and somehow I lost or misplaced the fabric that was intended for the binding, but I'm really happy with what I found at Sew Jersey.

You can see a little of the quilting pattern in this photo of the back. The yellowish green was a great match for the greens on the quilt top.

 If I ever find the original binding fabric I can always use it in another project.

The quilt is a little smaller than queen size but it works! My cats tried it out even before I finished the binding and they seem to have approved.