#2 for July .... 30s French Braid

In trying to hook up my photos at Judy's blog for the July challenge quilt.....i realized i had never shown it finished. July was a very busy month. i had taken pictures....just not posted them. anyway, i finished this quilt on July 20.....and that was in the midst of to-do jobs getting done at the farm. i hope August is a bit saner. LOL

Here is the front. i believe i had some of these prints....got more from my sister....and then bought a few more to round out the selection. it's an easy pattern....just tedious.

The top was started about 3 years ago. i'm glad i finally finished it up.

The braids got feathers and cross hatching in the sashings. borders were piano keyed.

Nothing fancy or exciting...just another top finished.

Now it's time to tackle the August #7 challenge.....it is already pieced....a huge 112x126 top with embroidered blocks. that has been pieced for about 6 or 7 years. i almost dread quilting it. it also has 2 pillow cases to go with it. Aack!!

Quilt with Simply Ornate Template from QZ

Well, it is 4 hours later and i am done with my sister's French Braid quilt. actually, count a half hour break in there, too. so it went pretty quickly. i loaded the quilt sideways and took 3 passes...centering them on the middle of the rows as best i could.

That doesn't really show any quilting .... here's a closeup so you can see it better.

and the back shows it better still. i used gray thread and it shows better in real life. hahahaha

This pattern flows well and quilts up beautifully. i like it a lot.

My sister mainly hangs her quilts on her walls so i assume this one is headed for the beast. i will take it to her on Tuesday when i go to visit and help remove even more wallpaper from the beast.

You might want to check out Adam and Linda at http://www.quiltazoid.com/   they are awesome.