Bear Paw Quilted!

A couple weeks ago I took a sewing vacation and had huge expectations in completing so much more than what I actually did--- but I did find time this past week getting the bear paw quilted.  This is a quilt I started in 2001, when my son went off to boyscout camp for the weekend, I never finished it because of a remark a sales person made regarding the colors, that comment squashed my confidence and I threw the quilt into a closet.  Now my son has been away for over a year working with Americorps and is coming home this weekend, so as things come full circle, I finished quilting the bear paw for his return! It turned out rather nicely.  It was also a great learning quilt, as it has ruler work, free motion fillers, applique and free handed feathers.

This quilt measures approximately 65x82

 If you look closely, I have red piping going around the outer edge, it looked lovely on the quilt but the LA hopping foot wouldn't allow me to get close in sewing, so lesson learned...not a technique I would do again

 more feathers :)....love em!

 learning to quilt motifs and McTavished a border

and of course the back..... the backing is grey flannel and it doesn't show the quilting very well, but it makes for a very soft feeling quilt

 I know I posted pictures of this little hearty quilt, but the lighting on my previous pictures weren't that great so I thought I'd try it again, the texture from the free-handed feathers is so spectacular but it just doesn't seem to capture in the pictures...
(this quilt measures ~60x60, cottons with flannel backing, 80/20 batting)

 and the back.... :)  you can really see the trapunto hearts...

I have the day off today and am hoping to get some work done on Jamaican Me Crazy will keep you posted!  (and as you can see, I still have binding to do on both of these quilts!) Have a good Sunday!