A "Swoon" of my own !

I am ending the year with a fairly big finish as my Swoon is done at last! This has been a year-long project which I began back in January so I am very pleased to have it all quilted and bound. 

As this quilt is so huge, I sent it to my LQS to be long arm quilted in a spirally design which I think is quite effective with these large blocks.

I used fabrics from the Denyse Schmidt Daisy Mae range with an ivory solid as the background.

And I chose a grey backing so when we use this quilt next winter, I can turn it over at night so when the cat sleeps on the bed his grey fur wont show up at all. I stitched the binding down by hand which is something I have only started doing recently but I find I really enjoy doing it now.

The only place high enough for a photo was to hang this quilt on the clothesline in the backyard:) 

Linking to the Monday link-up at Plum and June and to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory (button in sidebar)

Kirsten.