Quilty Finish #19: Northwind Block 2023 SBC Quilt

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Northwind Block 2023 Stash Buster Quilt #333

Size: 80" square

Started 2/22/23 - Finished 12/14/23


I previously posted about this top here.  The annual challenge by Border Creek Station starts January 1, which is to make 1 block a week.  At the end of the year, you will have enough blocks to make a large quilt.


I didn't start making the blocks until February and thought I'd make just enough blocks to "catch up".  But once I started, I couldn't stop, and by March I had made 64 blocks - enough to meet the challenge.


I used an 8 x 8 layout, and each block is 9" finished.  I used some really old and ugly fabrics, and I wasn't sure I would like the quilt.  But now that it's quilted and completed, I love it!



I quilted it with a dark brown thread and an E2E design called Curls and Pearls.  I wish I had used a lighter brown, but I used what I had on hand.  The backing is a cotton sheet, and the batting is Warm & Natural.


 And a label completes the quilt!

Until next time ... be happy and keep quilting!

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