Weekly Finish #8 Camp Sloanie Quilt

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I FINALLY finished my yellow and black Camp Sloanie quilt from February!  I machine-quilted it with an all-over swirl design and tacked down the binding by hand.

This yellow and black color combo is out of my comfort zone, as I’m not particularly partial to yellow.  My favorite colors are fall colors … warm browns, gold tones, reds, dark greens, etc.   Even so, I really like my yellow-black quilt!

I found this really cute fabric that has a black background with yellow and white birdies, and I also found the yellow fabric with little black flowers to match:


I had a few leftover blocks, and there’s no better way to use them than to include them in the backing.  


And, a quilt is not really finished until it has its label.  I am really bad about putting labels on my quilts.  My BQFFs are always getting on me for this!   So I made the label on my computer, using instructions from The Crafty Gemini:


I then attached my label to the backing BEFORE I quilted the top.   It’s machine-sewn on all four sides and then securely quilted.  I don’t think this label is going anywhere!  I just hope it withstands washing.

Happy quilting!


Comments

  1. NimaMarch 12, 2010 at 10:24 PM

    Beautiful quilting...it is an unusual colour ...but i love it..

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  2. pinksuedeshoeMarch 12, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    What cute little blocks! Nice work :o)

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  3. KarenMarch 13, 2010 at 1:41 AM

    Great finish. Yellow is out of my comfort zone too.

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  4. UnknownMarch 13, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    This quilt is just beautiful! I love the black white and yellow. This is definitely in my comfort zone.

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  5. MaryMarch 13, 2010 at 6:04 AM

    Nice black and yellow quilt! I think it's kind of fun to explore outside our color-comfort-zone once in a while :-) I like the little birds in the print!

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  6. Rene'March 13, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    Beautiful quilt. Great to use the leftover fabric blocks on the back. I like how you added the label BEFORE quilting. I keep forgetting to do that. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 13, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    I love it!! I love yellow and black and white together. This is such a fun quilt!

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  8. ktquiltsMarch 13, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Great quilty finish! Love using beautiful leftovers on the back!!
    Blessings,
    KT

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  9. jlkMarch 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    I love these colors together! Looks great :)

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  10. Vicki @ DottyJaneMarch 13, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    Your Camp Sloanie quilt looks great! I think the colors are very pretty.

    Thanks for including the label tutorial.

    (I went to Pat's camp, too!)

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  11. amylouwhosewsMarch 13, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    great quilt! What a great idea for a label too! I need to start thinking about quilt labels. I've never done one.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 13, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Very nice, Rita! The Yellow and black combination is stunning. I also love the fabrics you are using for your pinwheel quilt-along.

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  13. CatherineMarch 14, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    Really like this quilt. Yellow and black would be out of my comfort zone too but this has turned out quite stunning! Cute little birdie fabric as well.

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  14. QuiltyBeeMarch 14, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    This yellow/black combo is striking!

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  15. LeslieMarch 19, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    this is lovely...the color combo looks really great

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  16. UnknownApril 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Thanks for embedding my fabric label tutorial in your blog. I appreciate you giving me credit. Super cute quilt! Happy quilting!

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