This is one of my favorite quilts that I've made...well of the finished ones, anyway!
The blocks in this quilt were part of an internet exchange. Everyone made one 11" unfinished block, then whacked it into quarters, kept one of their quarters, and sent the other 3 to the exchange hostess. That means that at least 1/4 of the block in this were mine.
I played with different layouts before I chose the one above. Here are some of my other options:
This one was fine, but it didn't really "speak" to me.
I liked this one a lot even though I didn't use it. I'm planning on making another one just so I can do this layout!
I did end up hand-quilting it. Here's a photo of it on my Grace frame:
...and here's a close-up of the actual quilting:
I used Essential Threads, primary colors (red, yellow, blue). The black border has an oak leaf stipple, the white border is a simple chain, and the body of the quilt is a rose stipple.
For anyone interested, I do have a tutorial for the block here. Here's what one complete block looks like before and after "whacking" it. Seeing it like this, helps explain the Bull's Eye name:
I hope you like my quilt as much as I do. It was so much fun to make and it's definitely one of the cheerier quilts I've done!
Happy Stitching!
Stacy
