I'm excited to share that I finished my Gobble Gobble quilt this week. Gobble Gobble is a pattern designed by Lori Holt. Mine measures 75" x 75".
It was just getting dark around 6pm when I finished this last night. But with the weather the way it is this week and the prediction of possibly more snow, I took my chances to get some photos. I didn't use the regular sashing pieces. I just kept piecing 2.5" strips of miscellaneous teals and bright blues. I LOVE IT! All the of pieces that make up the turkeys are either circles or dots of some sort. I was super excited when I found that border fabric in my stash that someone gifted to me a while back.
I quilted it with bright blue thread using my Circle Lord giant template board called Egyptian Eye. I used a small dot red fabric for binding, but a solid red for the inner border. Man, again... I just love the way the sashing fell. I'm going to definitely do this scrappy odd-sized sashing idea again on another quilt.
The back is a fun mix as well. I gathered my two Thanksgiving/fall novelty fabrics. I didn't have enough. I added the other "Gobble" block that I didn't use on the front because I didn't think there was enough contrast between the green fabric and the blue background. It's perfect for the back. Then I added more bright blue with dots that seems to be landing in a bunch of quilts right now. It's a fabric I bought a ton of at a garage sale. I remember someone cut weird shapes out of it. They may have used it to make a clown costume or something like that. There were weird jagged edges and long pieces missing (like they made long pants.). Either or, it was a perfect deal and fun to have it land on this quilt.
There's even a recipe for pumpkin bars on the novelty fabric that looks really yummy!
I'm linking up with:
Off the Wall Friday with Nina Marie
Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty
Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More
Friday Foto Fun at Powered by Quilting
Finished Not Friday at Alycia Quilts
10 comments:
Gobble Gobble turned out so cute! Yes, the way you did the sashing using smaller pieces in different colors looks fantastic! You are on a roll!
it is PERFECT!!! and a recipe on the back - you can be entertained for hours.
The colors - they really are just perfect for this one!!! you knocked it out of the park!!!
Woot Woot!! What a fabulously fun (and super scrappy) finish, Kathy!!
Fun and fabulous quilt! I love the backing too ;)
Very cool! You're all set for November!
You have done a great job on Gobble Gobble, it looks great. And the border fabric works well too.
i really LOVE this quilt! it's great- you did a fabulous job! DEFINTELY putting this on my list...
Such a fun quilt, looks terrific.
I love your background and sashing combination. I've never seen both in different shades of the same colour before, and it's certainly a very effective choice. All those birds must have taken ages to piece! You get full marks for perseverance!
That turned out so cute. Your fabric choices are excellent.
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