I’ve just managed to squeeze one more completed quilt into 2018: Sea Diamonds! I finished turning the binding about two hours ago. It’s a lovely sunny day so I found some evenly lit spots for the photo shoot, and here it is!
![blue and turquoise quilt with diamond pattern](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_0424-1.jpg?resize=725%2C1024&ssl=1)
The pattern is called Diamonds in the Deep and is by Kirsty of Bonjour Quilts. It sewed up very quickly, especially in the throw size that I made, and the instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I made it as a gift for a friend (I’m off to deliver it this afternoon).
![back of quilt with a newsprint pattern](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_0430-1.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&ssl=1)
The front and binding are blue batiks, and the back is a wide-format fabric with a newsprint pattern. I quilted it on my sit-down Husqvarna Viking Mega Quilter using a light blue So Fine thread for the top and white Aurifil in the bobbin. It’s mostly all-over swirls, but I threw in a few pebble clusters and some snail swirls here and there.
Happy new year! Wishing you plenty of piecing and a year full of finishes in 2019!
This is a wonderful finish Rachel. It’s a great quilt design with the colours changing in the quilt. You did an awesome job on the quilting.
Lisa, thank you! It was a delightful pattern to work with.
I LOVE this quilt. Is the lighter colored batik an aqua or is that a light blue?
Thank you, Julie! It’s an aqua. It’s the same pattern as the binding fabric, just a different color.
This is really beautiful!
Thank you!