The Backs

When I shared a recent quilt finish, I was gently scolded for not showing off the quilt's back. I suppose I only do that when I do something I consider especially creative. But that doesn't mean I don't like the back. In fact, sometimes I like it alot. At any rate, here's some 2014 quilt backs you haven't seen . . .

Radiancy got one of my very favorite prints - Newspaper Strips from Carrie Bloomston's Collage.

All the prints in the front of Still Swooning were from a fat-eighth pack of Anna Maria Horner's Dowry. So for the back, I pieced together strips of 3 pieces of the same print in different colorways.

With Aurora {aka Northern Lights} being all in solids, for the back I chose 2 stash prints - Cat Mint from Catnap by Lizzy House and Metro Living Ring Dots in Pewter. Simple, but I like. Seriously, I could back just about every quilt in Metro Living Rings.

Lastly, ástərisk got a single piece of Madrona Road by Violet Craft. I confess I was a little sad it took all I had, but it was a good fit. (Random: note how the faced binding shows off on the back more than a regular binding.)

So there! True confessions revealed. Nothing earth-shattering, but now you know. Sometimes I have the time, energy, and inspiration for something more unique, but usually my quilt backs are pretty basic. Just for fun, here's a link to a Quilt Backs Pinterest board where I add ideas as I come across them. If you have a favorite go-to quilt back, I'd love to hear about it!

Fresh Sewing Day

Well today is kind of a special Fresh Sewing Day, as I have a quilt reveal happening over at Sew Sweetness as part of the Jaybird Quilts blog hop. So please, go check out Aurora - my version of Jaybird's Northern Lights pattern. I really did have a blast planning and creating this one. And it was one beautiful day when we took Aurora out for a photo shoot!

As far as other April sewing goes, I had the requisite bee blocks, including sample blocks for my month with the Always Bee Learning bee.

 And there were just a few smaller projects to round out the month.

I also sewed up more than my share of zips.

And I finished up another couple of quilts! There was a Disappearing 9-Patch for my mom, which was great fun to photograph in her garden . . .

AND there was my entry in the #triangleQAL. Thoroughly enjoyed every step of this one!

Last but not least, I finally got around to posting a tutorial for angled matched binding, a technique I really enjoyed using again on Aurora.

So April was one very full month! Bring it on, May!

Linking up with Fresh Sewing Day at Lily's Quilts!