Triple Crown Quilt Finished

I did it, I came in under the wire, it took me *almost* one year to complete this quilt.   I started this quilt last year at Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe, at a class with Sandy Klop.  She was such a sweetheart, and I learned a lot from her!  I wrote a big post about it.  It took me awhile to finish because of those silly appliqued circles, I didn't know how to get them on there, and finally one of my friends inspired me, and I got them done.  After that it was a quick finish.  The pattern is called Triple Crown and you can find it at the American Jane website.

The sun is shining here, so I took it outside for some pictures.

I love the zigzag edges!

I did a meandering loop-de-loop quilting pattern on it with white thread.

I love the colors, it used a Bliss jellyroll by Bonnie & Camille for Moda, and some other matching fabrics that were needed.  I but a Bliss aqua dot flannel on the back, and it's super soft.  I can't wait to start using it!

I did it, I cut up my favorite fabrics and made a quilt!

I know there are many of you out there, you hoard your fabrics, those precious fat quarters and half yards of fabric you bought years ago, that are out of print and you can no longer buy.  Well, my fabric that I hoard is Neptune, by Tula Pink.  I love it so much!  I had quite a bit saved up, and then Tula came out with another fabric line recently called Prince Charming.  The colors were very similar to Neptune, so I combined the two together to make a quilt.

I started this quilt back in March of 2012, here's the post all about it!

The pattern I used is called Radio Flyer by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company.

It took me awhile to finish this quilt, because it's really big.  I wasn't sure I could quilt it on my machine.  I ended up giving it to Barbara to quilt on her longarm instead.   She used an aqua thread in a swirl design, she did an amazing job!

I wanted this quilt for my couch, so it had to be warm and heavy (my living room gets so cold)  So, I picked up this minky from Fabric Depot.  I didn't put batting in it, the minky is so heavy and thick, that it wasn't necessary.  Also, the quilt has a really nice drape to it.  

It was worth it to cut up my favorite fabric, now I can enjoy it every day!