Painted Lady

Let me introduced you to my latest project:  The Painted Lady.  I saw this quilt in a catalog and and knew I had to make it for my Granddaughter Anna.  She'll be 13 in April and I think this is perfect for her!  It came in a kit, but of course, I had to change the fabrics and fancy it up.  It was a smallish quilt, the kit finishes off at 53 x 61.  I recently bought a book about pieced borders, and I've been excited to try them out.  This was the perfect opportunity to kill  two birds with one stone--Try out a pieced border AND enlarge the Painted Lady quilt.  I've been working steadily ever since.  Did I say "working"??  This is NOT work, this is FUN!  I love making quilts and trying out new fabrics and ideas.  Wheee!

Here is the Painted Lady as it (size-wise) from the kit:  (Colors are a little different too.)

Here is the Painted Lady with it's new pieced border!

There is still one more border to go, the rose colored that you see inside the "V's" of the pieced border.  Then the binding.  It will end up somewhere around 84 x 72.  Perfect!

So you see, I HAVE been busy, this whole quilt going together in a month!  Whooo hoooo!