Prepping for retreat?

Well, that's what I should be doing, but instead I got a customer/friend's  quilt put on to the Millie and quilted it.  She will be going to the same retreat and this will be her show-n-tell.  

I don't know the name of the pattern, but I always love doing her quilts as her designs and color choices are so great.

Here's a close up of "time warp", the panto that I used on her quilt.

Here's a look at the quilt just prior to my taking it off the machine.  I just love this texture.  

Lovely orange and gray quilt.

This is the perfect backing for this quilt....a gray gingham check.  

I used #506, silvery gray So Fine thread for the top and bottom of this quilt.  

Anyways, I just love the texture this panto creates so  I thought, I need to do this on one of my own quilts.  There's always a pile of my own sitting around waiting to be done.  

So...I pulled "Kira" out of that pile.

  This is a GEDesigns pattern.  I used the ZenChic line of fabric with the thought  of going with the gold colored fabric as my main fabric.  Well...I hated it.  Maybe "hate" is a bit strong, but the quilt didn't turn out like I envisioned.  It didn't sparkle,  so I added an aqua mini border and then the almost white outer border to brighten/lighten up the whole quilt.  I think it worked.  It's not so awful for me anymore.  

Did the "time warp" on this one and I think it turned out pretty good.  

This is the backing I used for this quilt.  

It was earmarked for another quilt, but wasn't my favorite backing.  Since I wasn't sure I was going to like the quilt, I decided to go with this one.  Sounds like I didn't have a lot of faith in this quilt, right?    Anyways, the backing I DID have picked out for this quilt originally....I love; and will use it on the back of a quilt that I have been working on for awhile....one that I think will be one of my favorite quilts.  We'll see how it goes.  

So...I think this quilt turned out pretty well.  I do love the pattern.

I know....this is probably too much information, but I am sure we all go through a "process of do's and don't's when it comes to making quilts....some we like and some we don't.  

Guess I had better get busy with prepping for retreat now or I won't have anything to work on.