The Gift of Music, Finished

 

I quilted and finished my "Gift of Music" quilt the other day.

I used 28wt Aurifil thread in gold for the machine quilting and my favorite Quilters Dream Green batting, which was lovely to work with as usual. I'm almost done with the 8 packages of this batting I bought at the beginning of the pandemic. There is an Etsy seller who sells Quilters Dream Green in bulk and I think that's a great way to buy batting when you often make quilts of about the same size.

Anyway the reds were scraps from my stash and the greens were bought expressly for this quilt. I particularly like the darker green, a Liberty of London print.

The detail shows the background fabric, white with gold music notes. I think it works really well with the gold thread. Initially I tried white thread but that was tragic and I spent a bitter hour pulling out a bunch of stitches. I'm very happy with the finished product. It will get a lot of use this season.

I call it "The Gift of Music" because I started learning piano in 2021 and music is a gift I've given myself. My neighbors who have to listen to me smash chords all day might disagree.