When I last shared about Frost Filigree, I only had 3 more colors of quilting to finish. Last week, I not only finished the quilting but I was able to fully finish the quilt. Gosh does it feel good to celebrate this finish with you today!
One of the reasons I think I had been dithering on moving forward with finishing the quilt is that I kept changing my mind about the binding. One day I would be confident that I would use a solid (single color binding) to wake up the next and think that some kind of color matched binding using all 6 red/red-oranges/oranges in the quilt top. When I recognized that was a hesitation, I did the sensible thing: I mocked up all my options. After seeing what I had been trying to internally visualize, I disregarded those two ideas and quickly came up with a new solution I liked even better.
Frost Filigree – Color Blocked Binding
In the end, I chose to go with what I am calling a color blocked binding, using only 4 of the 6 colors and changing the binding color when it touches a pieced color on the edge of the quilt. I thought it might take me a long time to get the binding sewn to the front of the quilt, but even that went much quicker and only took a small part of one morning. How interesting to quickly move past a mental hurdle once I really clearly identified it as something that was holding me back.
Frost Filigree
Last weekend, my husband and I took a few days to disconnect from the internet, visit the coast, and walk (we walked over 10.5 miles on Saturday alone). And, of course, Frost Filigree came along with us for a photo shoot. As always, I am deeply grateful for his patience, especially since in many instances last weekend, he was standing near cliff edges while holding the quilt.
Frost Filigree
The quilt top was pieced using Kona Cotton in White, Burgundy, Crimson, Ruby, Tomato, Chili, and Carrot. For the quilting, I used color matched 50wt Aurifil thread: 2024 (white), 2468 (dark wine), 2460 (dark carmine red), 2260 (red wine), 2250 (red), 2277 (light red orange), and 1104 (neon orange).
Frost Filigree – Backing
For the back of the quilt, I used Kona Bone, and I love how the quilting is visible and shows the color gradient so well.
Frost Filigree
Frost Filigree finished at 60¼” square, and I am probably going to think about submitting it to a few quilt shows.
Yvonne with Frost Filigree – photo by M. Fuchs
I didn’t love standing as close to the edge as my husband had been. Haha!
Frost Filigree
I started working on Frost Filigree a little over a year ago. If you are interested in the back history on the quilt, the blog posts have been a bit spread out:
- Frost Filigree {Fabric Selection}
- Frost Filigree {Cut Fabric}
- Frost Filigree {Quilting Plan}
- Frost Filigree {Pieced Quilt Top}
- Frost Filigree {Color Bleed}
- Frost Filigree {Quilting Plan + Basting}
- Frost Filigree {WIP Quilting Progress}
I’ll be linking up Needle and Thread Thursday, Finished or Not Friday, Beauties Pageant, and Favorite Finish.
Lots to love about the quilt and the photo setting. Its nice how well the backing shows off the quilting. I also really like your plan to be in a photo with each quilt. (I too would be apprehensive standing too close to the edge.)
I love everything about this finished quilt and especially enjoyed your thought process about the binding. It’s so easy to find ourselves in an either/or fix to our dilemma, and sometimes it is neither!
Your binding choice is perfect, enhancing the color changes and not calling undue attention to itself. Your husband is a master at holding a quilt perfectly for photos! Kudos to him!
Your solution for the binding was spot on for this pretty quilt. I’d be nervous with those cliff edge shots, too, but the photos are great!
Congrats on a terrific finish! I really like this one. I’m glad you’re thinking of entering it into shows – it definitely looks show-worthy.
I agree with Jan – definitely show worthy! Your binding decision is stunning. Well done Yvonne! BTW – I love seeing the pics of you with your quilts!
Frost Filigree turned out beautifully. I heartily approve of your Color Blocked Binding – a perfect choice.
Your final choice for the binding is perfect!!! I hope I’ll see it a show!
I love the quilting and color blocked binding. I just did a similar thing on the mini quilt I made for the Quiltcon exchange. I found a tutorial for it on A Quilters Table blog. It’s really straightforward to do. No social media post yet because it’s supposed to be a surprise.
Your hubby wins a price for holding-a-quilt at a special place! Echoing the others, love your big proud smile holding your quilt! Yes, we should rethink binding… there are more ways than only one colour! You did wonderful work! And.. walking and try to be without to much mobils and news. Only usinf for getting fotos!
Congrats on the finish! The quilting and binding choice were spot on. You should definitely submit to quilt shows.
Frost Filigree turned out beautifully. So glad you were able to disconnect and get out and about. That’s harder when you are both back to working. Fingers crossed you get accepted to several quilt shows.
That color blocked binding is so good–just melts into the next!!! What an awesome quilt, and quilting!!! Love the quilt in the wild photos–looks like a beautiful getaway.
Oh wow!!! That turned out amazing. and the color blocks binding is just perfect!!! Congrats on a great finish… now what part of the coast did you head to? I need to go there virtually!! haha
Oh my goodness. . .you nailed it on so many levels!!! There are so many designs that my eye can see which I wouldn’t have thought possible! Beautiful finish!
What a fabulous quilt. I love your bold, modern take. Reminds of marimeko prints that were all the rage when I was a teen (a generation before you).
This quilt is gorgeous! I love the colors you chose, along with the white. What part of the coast were you at? We are heading to Carmel for a couple of days–I can hardly wait. The photos are spectacular!
It’s wonderful!!! You definitely should enter it in shows!! How about the Wisconsin show, I plan on going this year. LOL
It’s beautiful, Yvonne! I like the color gradients in the background, which really “make” the quilt, I think. Your quilting is lovely, and something I’m quick to admire and appreciate when a fellow creator domestic machine quilts, as I do. How wonderful that your hubs is amenable to being your quilt-holder! And in such lovely environs. You have real beauty there – in the quilt, and in your surrounds.
I really love the way this turned out and the binding is just perfect. I love how sometimes our “procrastinating” can really be the need for a design change. Mocking it up is the way to go! Glad you got a way for a little disconnection-reconnection time.
Congratulations on this finish! I love the gradient of colors, the color-blocked binding, the perfection in the quilting and those shapes — which shape-shift and draw me further into the quilt. It’s so beautiful, and so fun to see it photographed out in the wilds/on the coast. So glad you are in our quilting world to inspire us!
Congrats on your finish! Love your binding choice and the beautiful pictures from your (marathon) walk :) xo
Hi Yvonne, that is a great binding and an awesome quilt! I love the landscape pictures :-) Thanks so much for the Favourites party!