Sew & Tell Friday #33

Another Friday, and I'm on another plane...this time to Montana!  

Before I left, I took these pictures of the quilt top I worked on at the retreat.

I wanted to bring a simple, stress free project to the retreat, because I wasn't sure if I would be able to focus with all the artistic talent surrounding me ;-)

Remember, before the retreat my new friend Julie was thoughtful and brought me a huge stack of six inch white squares, six inch squares of gorgeous prints, border fabric and a pattern she knew I liked?  Well, it was the perfect project for the retreat!  Thank you Julie!  I wish I had taken more pictures of the process because it was great to discover each fabric as I went along.  

You can see some of the fabrics here.  Look at those cute cars!  And the Kaffe!  There is even a Montana fabric!  The blocks were fun to make.  I just stacked up several white squares on top of several print squares, cut at a wonky angle, separated the two piles, moved the whites on the right to the bottom of the stack under the prints,  and sewed the left fabric to the right fabric and squared each block.

I finished everything at the retreat except for attaching the last two rows.  My flight wasn't until the next day, so that night at the hotel I pulled out the machine and completed the top.  The sewing area left much to be desired, but it served its purpose ;-)  Luckily the hotel had an iron.  After it was finished, I spread it out on the white bedspread, and it looked fabulous!  

Can  you see the spiraling pattern in this picture?  I still would like to add a wide white border, but that will have to wait until I get back to Florida.  I'm undecided about whether to follow the pattern or not regarding the border.  I may just stick with a wide white border and do the binding in the center square fabric rather than the wonky center square fabric/white border.  

Here's another picture.  I just love the way it turned out!

Don't forget to see all the Friday finishes at Amy's place.

Have an amazing weekend!!!!

Edited to add:  Several people have asked and commented on the pattern for this quilt.  I worked from a picture, but the pattern is an original from Kathy of Material Obsession.  If you click the pattern link above, it will take you directly to the link for ordering the kit.