Miscellany

Right as I was finishing up on the machine-quilting on my Quiltober quilt a week ago, I came down with a nasty cold that slowed things down considerably. I mean seriously slowed. So those last stitches... trimming... binding... and getting a photo... all took way longer than normal. But happily, though the cold is still nagging me, the quilt is done.

I'm calling it "Miscellany" - a mixture of various things. Although I did indeed respond to the prompts set out by our sewalong host, Nicholas @quiltsfromtheattic, I definitely did my own thing, with much less actual Halloween inspiration as might be expected. But I'm good with that, and had a really lovely time improv-ing my way through the month.

I may have mentioned I ran out of the Kona Pepper background, so used some Kona Black to finish the puzzling, and honestly, I like the subtle contrast a lot. 

I made a pieced backing from mostly project leftovers. Though the palette - front and back - was a bit of a stretch, I'm super fond of it, and really like the mix of solids, prints, and wovens. For quilting, I did straightline quilting with four Aurifil 50wt threads - 4241 [Very Dark Grey], 5004 [Grey Smoke], 2975 [Brass], and 2515 [Light Orchid]. The somewhat random placement and color of each line of stitching was determined often by the fabric it would cross, and overall is at 1/4" widths, though also often more - or less.

The finish measures 44" x 48", and I had restocked Kona Pepper in time for binding, and I like how that turned out. Just overall, this was a fun one, and I'm definitely glad I joined in the Quiltober sewalong.