Enjoying revisiting a Riot of Colour

Almost 4 years ago I made a scrap quilt which I called a "Riot of Colour".
Two years previously I had taken part in a Bento Box blocks swap. I seem to remember I was the only UK participant, one from Canada (I think), everyone else from the USA.

I loved the idea of making 20 blocks, cutting them into quarters, sending 3 of those quarters on to the organiser and then waiting to see what my parcel contained!  It really was exciting.  However, around the time the blocks arrived I discovered I had breast cancer, so treatment rather put sewing onto the back burner.

Fast forward to July 2013...................... I discovered the pile of bright blocks in one of my Sewing Room Sort Outs and a Riot of Colour was born. It had to be gifted to our beautiful granddaughter as she is the bright spark for us! 

Dear GG spends a lot of time at our house and I decided I would like to "borrow" the quilt back to put on the bed she has here.

So, here it is, on her bed at Granny and Grandpa's house:

It was rather dull when I took these photos and the colours don't appear as bright as they actually are!!

I loved looking for "my" Bento quarters ....... amazingly I still have some scraps of them left.

Bento Blocks Quilt finished at last. Another UFO done

Well, where have the past five weeks gone?  Some sunny weather, gardening, weekends away catching up with old friends, and of course....... WIMBLEDON!!

I have been glued to the TV watching fabulous game after fabulous game.  Some amazing tennis this year and our  British Andy Murray eventually won the prize.  WELL DONE, ANDY!  You deserved it.

And while he was busy fighting to get his hands on the trophy I hand sewed the binding onto this quilt:

This is the quilt top I showed you way back at the beginning of June.  I finally hand quilted it in the ditch with a yellow/shocking pink/orange variegated Perle thread and found some similar sized buttons in my large button stash to embellish the centres of the blocks:

 

 

I am really pleased at how well this quilt came together.  I made one whole Bento Block that I kept for the corners, to add cohesion to the mass of different fabrics.

Thank you to the Group of fellow Bento Block swappers. I love all the blocks and think they look amazing all sewn together in this Riot of Colour.

I love everything about it: its vibrancy and happiness and of course the fact that I ticked off another UFO on my list.

 

Handing it over to my three year old Granddaughter this evening when I babysit and hope she loves it too.

And the all-important hand embroidered label:

 

 

Love the backing too, as Annalise loves her ballet lessons, being a fairy and riding on her scooter.

 

Well, back to the garden for a but more sun and sewing!