This one’s done! It’s still busy and it still makes me a little dizzy, but as expected, I am liking it more now that it’s completed.

For those who may not have seen the original post about this quilt, this is my take on the bento box quilt. I thought it might add a little interest to add a few more pieces to each block and to change the width of the strips a bit. A tutorial is posted here on the way I constructed these blocks.

I quilted it with a random meandering, using a light gray thread. (I use Mettler thread, and I can only say good things about it!) Initially I wasn’t sure I liked the gray on this quilt – it ended up being quite noticeable on the lighter backing, but I decided I could live with it (I just couldn’t bear the thought of ripping it all out to start again!)

The binding is a great turquoise stripe from the Lizzy House Red Letter Day line. And I’ve already shown you the back, but here it is again.

I wanted something simple, since the front is kind of busy, so these wide solid stripes seemed like a good idea. Of course I couldn’t resist adding in just a few other pieces of some of the prints from the front!

This one is on the smallish side, measuring about 40″ x 54″. I kept it small so I’d have enough of these fabrics for the second version (coming soon!)

© Ashley for Film in the Fridge, 2009. | Permalink | 49 comments | ]]> http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/06/23/its-finished-a-modified-bento-box-quilt/feed/ 49 http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/01/09/the-first-finished-quilt-of-2009/ http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/01/09/the-first-finished-quilt-of-2009/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:44:47 +0000 admin http://www.filminthefridge.com/?p=1007 I quilted this one the other night and managed to sew on the binding while talking on the phone with a college friend (Hi Kate!). Hooray for multi-tasking!