Quilt#5 Done, YAY!

I wasn't too sure about the all over leaf pattern on this one but once I bound it and washed it I really love it. I think washing it really helped the quilting show up better and you can see the leaves really well. 

After taking all the photos for the quilts I think I need to jazz up the backs more. Give them a little something something. We shall see.

Quilt top #5 done!

Again, not my best work, but I think once it's quilted it'll look twice as good. I really love the design and I think I'll use it again in the future. I think the border might be a bit too big, I may trim it down.

I think I'll choose a bear or all over leaf pattern for the quilting. This is more foresty than mountainy but I think it'll work just fine for my outdoor loving folks. 

I've got the binding cut out for 4 out of the 5 quilts and have 5 days to get them all complete before we leave for vacation. Pressure's on. 

And then there were 5

As I was piecing quilt #3 I became increasingly aware that while the color scheme would be fine for my folks,' stylistically it just wasn't them. The paisley fabrics were just too traditional for their mostly native american decorated home. They live in the mountains and I felt they needed a quilt that more accurately reflected their style.
So scrolling through Pinterest (a highly addictive site) I came across this quilt:

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I figured it'd be perfect if I could find the right fabric. So after LOTS of searching for something 'mountainy' I came across Birch Bark Lodge by Holly Taylor and a beautiful neutral that looks like sandstone. 

 The Birch Bark Lodge is really great, it's got all the same colors that are in my folks living room rug.

I'm really excited to get it all together and see how it looks.