Bloggers Quilt Festival and the Circle Quilt :)

When I started sewing last December some handmade Christmas ornaments for me and some friends, I would never have thought that I would decide to sew a quilt.  When I saw the Circle quilt from Bijou Lovely, I thought "Gosh!!! I have to try this!!! It's gorgeous!!!". It changed my whole perspective:) 

I had some unused new sheets (white for the front and grey for the back) that were calling me from my closet "please pick me!! pick me!!!", and in addition I ordered  10 different prints for the circles. 

The Just Dreamy Collection and the Rainy Days Collection both by Riley Blake.

For the binding I used a satin grosgrain ribbon, and machine stitched it in place.  Later on, thanks to all those lovely ladies who commented on my quilt, I found out that satin binding is much harder to handle than a cotton one. If only I knew earlier!

So after app 4 weeks of sewing (started on Feb. 23 and finished on March 18), reading and again the tutorial and watching this video on how to bind your quilt  I managed to complete it:) I was delighted with joy!!! 

Finished size : 60'' x 45''

It has been so warm on those cold winter days, when staying in and watching movies:) Now it rests happily on my couch, and it's also Dido's (my cat) favorite spot!!

I'm sharing my quilt story (for the first time) with all those amazingly talented quilters at Amy's Creative Side Blogger Quilt Festival. Just head over at Amy's and see all that inspiration:).