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I wanted to make a king sized quilt for my step daughter and husband for Christmas. I had been gathering fabrics for a black, white and red quilt and decided it would be perfect for them.
The biggest quilt I have quilted on my Janome was a queen and it was a struggle. I decided to do a version of quilt as you go.
I made nine blocks with nine smaller blocks in each. I did simple quilting because the fabric is so busy, quilting wouldn't show very well anyway.
It was still a bear to handle by the time I got to adding the last few big blocks to the quilt.
Today I finished sewing it together and started sewing on the binding which I made from leftovers from the quilt. I also made my joining strips from the leftovers so it blends in pretty well.Tomorrow I will finish the binding and throw it in the washer.
It measures about 116" square.
I'll post pictures tomorrow if it doesn't fall apart when I wash it! :lol: :lol: I don't think I will ever be so happy to have something finished!!

Cant wait to see the pictures..I bet its beautiful!

Bit off more than you could chew but persevered like a good little quilter! Thanks for carrying on the torch! It's going to be beautiful!

You always do such great work Ditter. I can't wait to see it! :)

Looking forward to seeing the picture, and congratulations for hanging in there to finish it!

How funny, I'm planning a king size black, red and white quilt for my own bed! I bought pretty much the whole line of the "After Dark" fabric collection from Connecting Threads just the other day, just for it! (actually, it IS the whole line, cause I got the FQ bundle with all of them, plus extra yardage of the ones I liked best) AND I am also planning to QAYG, the same way you did!

I am REALLY looking forward to seeing your finished project, I've been looking for inspiration!

Looking forward to the finished photo!

Sounds beautiful. I look forward to seeing the pictures tomorrow.

Oh, I can't wait for the photos. I love Black White and Red. Have some already to go in a quilt when I finish some of my WIP.

Looking forward to seeing it!