It *was* a UFO, but now it's a quilt! The top of this quilt was pieced over a year ago. It started life as an alphabet panel. I cut apart all the letters and the stars, added sashing and some tiny little novelty prints. It's a super cute Alphabet I Spy quilt now!
I've been admiring the pieced backings on so many lovely quilts that I decided to try it out for myself. Must say, I was wavering there after it was pieced. Too much somehow? Too *something* anyway. But I know that lots of things 'quilt out' so decided to go with it. I am so glad I did!
I *love* the backing. Love it. It's got almost a rainbow effect, which I hadn't anticipated. The binding, orange with tiny white dots, really sets it off.
The colors are loads of fun. That bright green and the black? Very much like my tyke's bedroom (bright green walls, white trim, black dresser and crib/toddler bed). The quilt has so many fun, bright colors that it's going to be a wall hanging in her room!
It's quilted in a grid...approximatel
y 1/4" inside each letter block, both north/south and east/west, to the inside of the orange border, then one line through the middle of the larger, outer border. Used black thread on both sides. That was a hard choice. I knew it would show in the pieced back, and initially it looked a little harsh. But it was definitely the best choice.
After looking at these pictures, I'm wondering about the star placements...it was meant to be at the natural breaks in the Alphabet song (go ahead, I'll wait), but turns out three of the four stars are in a column (the fourth star is after "D" -- just can't see it in the picture). hmmmmm. Not awful, but now that I've noticed it I'm wishing it were different. *sigh*
So. What do you think? Is it a keeper?
