Rainbow quilt

During my quilting marathon last month, I quilted this "lockdown rainbow" quilt made up from a stash of blocks that had resurfaced after over 10 or 15 years at the bottom of a draw...
I quilted clouds on the blue squares and various rainbows or other designs on the coloured squares.

For the binding, I used left over strips that I found in my scrap baskets.Finally this month I finished sewing the binding by hand at the back. 
All that was left to do, was my least favorite job, to bury the thread ends. But I am happy that is all done now.
A true UFO and also a stash buster since I have used left over fabric for the backing and binding as well as very old blocks lying around. 
Rainbow was my One monthly goal for June.

 Quilt stats:
blocks from pre-2010 and left-over from Scrappy trip quilt made in 2019
assembled 7x7 in April 2020
backing and binding from my stash
quilted in May 2020 (during lockdown) with King Tut #
Size: 56' square


One very old UFO no more, one quilty OPAM for June and one of my Q2 FAL list.

Linking to Monday Design Wall,  Wednesday Wait Loss, Midweek Makers, Needle and Thread Thursday, Whoop Whoop Friday and to One monthly goal

Celine

Comments

  1. The Joyful Quilter20 June 2020 at 04:33

    Way to knock out a UFO!! I really like the understated rainbow effect that you created. I'm usually an in-your-face, super-BRIGHT rainbow quilt kind of girl! :o))

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  2. Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué20 June 2020 at 23:45

    Congratulations on your finish, and for having eliminated a very old UFO! I love the rainbow ray across the blocks, so pretty.

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  3. Flickenstichlerin23 June 2020 at 05:44

    Lovely finish, congratulations.

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  4. Jennifer Fulton Inquiring Quilter23 June 2020 at 14:21

    Love how you quilted this! So beautiful with the blue blocks as the sky and the rainbow scattered throughout. Love it! Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

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  5. Susan23 June 2020 at 15:34

    Congrats on a great looking finish!

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  6. Patty 29 June 2020 at 16:21

    Lovely. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.

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