I'm pretty pleased with this quilt. I do wish I had noticed, or people had told me before I'd adhered the applique pieces onto the backing for the second time (because I had changed the color of the light pieces) that the pieces should all be oriented the same way. It's so obvious now. It is that way on the online versions of chess (pictured below), which is where I got my original design ideas for the shape of the pieces. Oh well. That's how it goes.
Here's the back. I love the fabric and the quilting, which was done again by Suzanne at the Quilting Bee. She's an artist. The outside area has the same pattern I used on my daughter's quilt. Then there is a different pattern on the border that frames the board. She traced around every square, and she quilted all the open squares with that cool pattern. I think it's beautiful.
Here's a close-up.
Here's a view of some of the sample applique stiches I tried. Different stitches, different colors, different weights of thread.
By accident, I have a better idea of how long it took me to bind the quilt. This one is larger than I've done before. It fits our bed which is a queen. (Below is the quilt over our lumpy blankets.) It took 8 hours!
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