TGIFF! (my Cherry Blossom quilt is done)

Welcome to the TGIFF linky party! My name is Marit and I blog from the cold north (Oslo, Norway). I am so happy to have you here with me today and look forward to seeing what you all have to share!

My TGIFF project is one I am truly thankful for having completed! I cut the pieces for this last July and was just a total slow poke at getting it pieced. I finally got the top assembled in February and splurged on getting it quilted by a pro. What a treat! It just feels so strange to have something I sewed so perfectly quilted... But I can get used to it:)

So without further ado - here is my completed Cherry Blossom quilt! And yes - these photos are taken today. On snow. I said I lived in the cold north, right?

Size: Approx. 60"x60"

Pattern: Cherry Blossom from the book "With Fabric and Thread" by Joanna Figueroa

Fabric: California Girl from Moda with Kona Snow background and Kona Salmon binding

Quilted by: Merete Ellingsen of www.sy.no

And just to add to the Friday fun, I'm giving away a charm pack of Reunion by Sweetwater to one of you who link up (no matter where you live). I think this fabric is awesome, but I just can't find a project for it - so I hope one of you can give it some sewing love! 

Now - let's get this party started! Link up your finished beauties and then visit with the other party guests (don't be a party pooper). Please include a link back to this post and/or include the TGIFF button (found here) in your blog post so your visitors can come join the party.

WIP Wednesday

PROGRESS 1: California Cherry Blossom

The top is finally completed and so is the backing. I started cutting for these blocks last July, so it was about time! I am splurging on getting this quilted by someone else, so really it's not "in progress" by me right now.
Forstykke og bakside er endelig ferdig (begynte på denne forrige juli) og jeg har sendt dette bort for å få det quiltet. Så det er ikke akkurat jeg som jobber med denne nå.

PROGRESS 2: Starburst

Quilting is almost complete, binding is cut and I have a panel ready that I can use to make a label. Finishing this is my main goal for February - we'll see what I get done by tomorrow!
Quilting er nesten ferdig, lukkekanten er klar og jeg har et panel jeg kan bruke til å lage en etikett. Å bli ferdig med denne var hovedmålet mitt for februar, så vi får se hva jeg klarer innen morgendagen er omme!

Linking up with WiP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

WIP Wednesday

NEW WIP! The Starburst quilt (tutorial and quilt-along by Happy Quilting).

All 4 blocks - 24" square - are done and ready to be made into a quilt top. Print fabric is Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket for Moda (if you haven't read that in one of my previous posts!), background is Kona Snow.

OLD WIP: California Cherry Blossom

After finally making some progress on this (I think I made the first block last summer), I was quite annoyed to see that one of my rows did a switch-a-roo on me and now my yellows are in a V and not on the diagonal. A necessary evening with the seam ripper hasn't appealed to me yet...

Linking up with the oh-so-inspiring party going on over at Freshly Pieced.