Shadow pinwheel ta-dah

Well it's been a very long time coming but I have finally finished the shadow pinwheel. What started out as a bit of an experiment with a couple of layer cakes turned into my biggest ever quilt. I made a considerable dent in my stash too which I am pleased about. Everything about this quilt turned out to be difficult and it has required some perseverance to get it done. The final sting in the tail was the quilting which took ages. I decided to do narrow lines of quilting round the edge as I wanted it to have a defined border.

These just took ages - about 15 minutes to get round each circle - but I think the final effect was worth it. It gives it a great texture and a really defined border. Also the extra stiffness at the edge seems to make it hang well.

It's in the washing machine at the moment - it will be well used and will need to be washed so I thought since the weather is so warm I would start as I mean to go on. It's got 5 colour catcher sheets in with it just in case!!

So now I am working on a much smaller quilt - back to my scrap 2.5 inch squares which will be infinitely more relaxing than this monster. I'd love to know what you think of it. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I love the mix of saturated colour. Oh and as an afterthought - here's the back - Kaffe Fassett shirt stripes in green - reminds me of a deck chair!

later note: - phew washed fine  - the colour catchers were a kind of black colour after it finished washing - but the white remained white and everything else looks fine!