Game of Thrones Quilt in ALL its glory!

Have some (hundreds) of pics of this beauty:

Game Of Thrones Quilt - finished! WOOHOO!

 This is the finished article, please excuse the light - it is Scotland in January after all. Even at 2 in the afternoon daylight is limited, esp when the day is overshadowed by snow clouds. (Hardly any snow though, a few flakes fell, as if to say 'See this? This is a wee sample of what I'm doing to the South MWAHAHAHA!')

Game of Thrones reverse side - showing quilting

You probably can't see this very well, but the blocks were quilted and the sashings left alone. I don't usually do this but I liked the idea of separating them out this way.

Game of Thrones backing close-up

Game of Thrones backing close-up

Behind the scenes of the photoshoot

I made my Hubby (red jacket) and daughter help me take the photos - Katie was standing on the wall and they were both struggling (Hubby has Post-Viral Chronic Fatigue, but tried manfully, bless, to keep his arms up) when Brian our neighbour rushed over to help - lovely man!

Martell - Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken

Arryn - As High as Honour

Greyjoy - We Do Not Sow

Lannister - Hear Me Roar!

Baratheon - Ours Is The Fury

Tyrell - Growing Strong

Tully - Family, Duty. Honour

Targaryen - Fire And Blood

I quilted in the House Mottoes first, then filled in the rest of the block. I tried to keep the quilting sympathetic, although you can't see it as well as I'd like in the pics. The Lannister one has quilted pebbles to represent gold coins; the Greyjoy has waves to represent the sea; Tyrell has flowers; most of the rest are stippled cos you can't go wrong with a good stipple!

A close-up of some of the quilting - I had great fun doing this one :)

You can just make out my wee label in the binding, Handmade By Fankle

I am really chuffed with how it finished. I used a 2" binding rather than my usual 2.5" because the wadding is quite thin. The fabrics were all washed before use (Ha! Not making that mistake again!) and even so, a couple of Colour Catchers were still dark when I took the quilt out of the machine.

The corners mitred beautifully, and I think the sashing really works with the blocks; dots were just right I think - I couldn't find a plain fabric of the right colour that would tie in without being too strong and a patterned one wouldn't have fitted with the rest of the design. I used an applique stitch to edge the designs which were stuck down with craft spray. I thought about needle-turn but the corners were far too intricate for me, but hopefully the stitches won't let it Frey (ha). 

All done. *Happy Sigh.*

Now only 2 more to finish for my other lovely customers.......


But first I think I'll have a wee snack and a read of my book (John Connolly)


Thanks for looking!
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