Lessons in Values

What a learning experience quilting is to me. Every  time I make a quilt I learn something new.
This Pink & Green quilt (I'm not even sure what to call it). I decided to just name it Lessons in Values.
I had started this quilt in 2001 because I got this idea I should make a pink and green quilt. I like scrappy quilts so chose lots of different pink and green fat quarters.


 I got this far with the quilt and for some reason I put it away in the growing UFO pile.
I had an AHAH moment while working on it the other day.
I HAD NOT PAID ANY ATTENTION TO THE VALUES OF THE FABRICS I HAD CHOSEN!!!!

I realize if \I had paid attention to my value placement that my stars would have stood out more when looking at the quilt.

I don't like this quilt very much.

I just wanted to rip it all apart and start over again. But then I thought it would take me less time to start another quilt from scratch and be more aware of my value placements of fabrics.

Live and learn.

 I decided to just continue sewing the blocks together.

Finished is better than perfect....right?

 It is done now and ready for the longarm machine.

I couldn't find a large enough piece of fabric in my stash for the back, so I took all my leftover fabrics from the front (I did not want another pink and green quilt anyway!) and just started sewing them all together.

I didn't take a photo of the backing. You will have to wait until the quilt is complete and I will take one.

Before piecing my backing I made my binding....everything else went into the backing. 

Even this random Carpenter's Wheel block I found in the bag with this quilt.

I used a few left over blocks from the front as well and sewed up all my left over strips into checkerboard strips and inserted those here and there. 

I'm glad to have this one moved further along in the process of thought to completed quilt. 

The quilt measures 76" x 94".

Done, Done!!!

Quilty Hugs,

Wanda