I made the quilt top last year. It has had to sit and wait to get finished.  This year Mom and I have been trying to finish projects and not start a lot of new ones.  This quilt top was definitely on my to do list.  I love all the browns and pretty fabrics. But I must say the finished quilt looks waay better than I was picturing in my head.

 Mom and I have taken several classes and the teachers say let the quilt speak to you and figure out how you are going to quilt it before you put it on the quilter.   I kept thinking I would do a meander all over but then I would think no, do something different and expand and try new thing.  I even drew on the quilt top several swirl designs, or curvy designs I wanted to try but kept going back to the meander.  I finally stopped fighting it and decided on 2 separate borders and then the meander on the inside.   I did try a swirl I have been practicing a lot with my paper and pencil and it turned out really good.

  I used the information we got from the quilt show judges and made sure my corners were 90 degrees and the binding is full to the edge. 

  This quilt turned out so nice that Hubby and I have decided to give it to a family member for Christmas.  We think it will go great in their house and hopefully they will get years of love of out it. 

Another  finish.. yay.