I work on this quilt for a long time, but really only since summer. I used ALL fabrics from my stash. I was stuck when I got to that last border. I even tried ordering fabric TWICE to use; neither one worked. I kept the quilt up on my design wall and looked at it every day as I continued with other projects and every once in a while pulled something from my stash to try. Finally:
I was thinking it had to be navy, but orange was the right color after all! This is my finished top for my Marcelle Medalion by Alexia Abegg. It measures 59 inches square. Now to find the right backing.
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33 readers left a comment:
An absolutely brilliant finish!
It's beautiful! Love the orange.
Gorgeous quilt - sometimes things just need to rest. Well done!
It is AWESOME!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love your colors and fabrics. It looks like a fun quilt to work on!
this is beautiful Mary!
Mary this is fantastic! I really love your color choices, way to go on getting it finished!
Beautiful finish! the colors are really spectacular.
Indeed this is beautiful! You may remember I asked you about the block in the middle, and I ordered the book Liberty Love with the pattern. It's on my Want to do-list!
Great quilt finish Mary!
It's lovely Mary...a great finish.
Julia ♥
Really spectacular! Perhaps the fabric you ordered twice that wasn't right could be your backing?
WOW! great use of your stash. Well done!
It's such a pretty color combination, Mary. One that I'd never think to do. But it's very effective. You're right. The orange finish is the right choice. Medallion quilts are fun to sew, aren't they? So nicely done.
Navy and orange are a great choice for this pattern! It looks absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing so much inspiration!
What a beautiful quilt and I can imagine the process...and the looking and wondering how it will end/finish. Looks great!
Backing? Oh yeah...tops get backings...LOL.
Kelly
It has grown beautifully and looks wonderful. Great border choice.
What a fantastic finish! I really really love it so much!!!
Wow! Aren't you glad you left the orange up for a while??? Beautiful!
It's beautiful Mary!
LOVE IT!!! The DS prints are perfect - favorites of mine!
This quilt makes me happy every time I see it. Way to go, Mary!
Wow, fabulous top! Congrats on a finish - and the patience to find just the right fabric for the last border!
I love your finish! The colors are gorgeous! It must have been fun to whip up!
Yes, that was the perfect fabric for the border. Congrats on finishing it.
It's perfect!
Your rendition of the medallion quilt is wonderful, Mary!
I really like how you've stuck to a tri colour scheme in this quilt. It's really eye pleasing! Good luck finding backing. Maybe navy will work for that?
Fabulous! I love your orange and blue color combination- so fun :)
Mary, your quilt finish is fabulous!! I love it!!
The orange border is perfect! I think orange is my favourite colour..it seems to sneak its way into many of my projects. Beautiful quilt!
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