Hillside Charm becomes Springtime Charm
I trimmed the panel to size and got to sewing. Everything goes together so smoothly with Villa Rosa patterns! The only warning I will give you for this pattern is to make sure you check your 1/4" so that the pieces all come together as you have a lot of seams happening in those borders!
Next up was mounting the quilt on the frame and quilting it. Since the center of the quilt has swirls and butterflies and flowers, I wanted a whimsical, but more geometric design for the quilting, so I chose to use Lazy Logs from Intelligent Quilting. It quilts out beautifully and adds great texture to the quilt.
I chose to use the stripe for binding - who doesn't like a striped binding? I even cut the binding on the bias so it had even more movement (I seldom do that, but it needed to be bias, don't you think?). Using my walking foot helps to keep the binding from stretching when I sew it to the quilt.
So - here is Springtime Charm - doesn't it brighten your winter day?
Check out the other blogs for more chances to win (some of them have their own giveaways):
Michelle Cain at http://frombolttobeauty.blogspot.com
Kathleen McCormick at https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com
Wendy Tuma at https://www.piecefulthoughts.com
Diann Bottrell at https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com
https://www.keepsakequilting.com/blogs/keepsake-quilting-blog
Tricia Maloney at https://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com
Sandra Walker at https://www.mmmquilts.com
Cheryl Parker at https://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com
Leanne Parsons at https://www.devotedquilter.com
Bernie Kringel at https://needleandfoot.com
Joy Lamphere at https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com
Julie Cefalu at https://thecraftyquilter.com
Jo Kramer at http://www.joscountryjunction.com
Cindy Pieters at https://www.stitchinathome.com
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For your chance to win, comment on this post by midnight (US EST), January 29 with your favorite springtime flower (I'm craving spring and flowers about now!).
NOTE: only USA commenters are eligible for the panel giveway.