Photo update 2

Today is the day!

Happy Birthday, Kira!!!

I'm too tired to think, so writing about what made this weekend cray-cray is out, but I will let you know that there were some fun parts, some not-so-fun parts, and tons of squats... It was absolutely exhausting! And the madness isn't over yet—I still need to finish up the remaining straight stitches (approx. 8 passes through the machine) and add the binding.

If all goes well, I'll complete the quilt at lunch.

If not... well, I guess Kira will still love me regardless!

Here are some photos from the madness that was this weekend:

Completed quilt top

Completed quilt back

Close-up shot of basting
(this was so much harder than I thought it would be)

Basted quilt (top/batting/back)

Close-up of the straight stitch quilting in process

I had to maneuver the whole quilt through my machine, btw

So this was my view for most of last night

Due to the limited space, my straight stitching isn't that "straight"

I'll try and take some more photos at lunch, once I'm done with the binding, of course.

All in all, I'm really happy with how it's turning out!