Sherri's Nursery Rhyme Quilt, All Done

 This evening, I finished my friend Sherri's Nursery Rhyme quilt, which is for her new little granddaughter, Lily Joy.  Her daughter Kristin did the exquisite hand embroidery, which is a vintage iron-on set of Aunt Martha's, and Sherri put the quilt top together.  Those lavender squares have a lily-of-the-valley print -- perfect, for a baby named Lily!  Lily Joy is my great-great-niece.

The quilt measures 52" x 71".  The batting is Hobbs Heirloom 80/20.  I used Bright White 40-wt. Omni thread on top and Silver 60-wt. Bottom Line thread in the bobbin.  The quilting is rulerwork and free-motion.  The last photo shows the problem bottom border, smooshed into subjection with starch and a hot iron (see yesterday's post for the before shot).

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