Courthouse Steps Quilt - A Finished Quilt

And a Picture Post.

My Courthouse Steps Quilt is finished! I have so enjoyed working on this quilt; this really is my preferred patchwork piecing style. I enjoy both the repetitive piecing as well as the fabric play, working on one block at a time, ticking off the blocks and counting down to a finished quilt.

It was a lot of sewing, pressing, trimming and repeat, but I loved every moment of it, even when I decided that the quilt top needed two more rows of blocks. And it was worth it.

I have quilted the quilt by ditch stitching and top stitching a 1 inch grid of horizontal and vertical lines. Again, this was time consuming but it has given the quilt a lovely soft texture. The stitching lines are subtle and are a visual feature on the back of the quilt, and a tactile feature of the quilt as a whole.

For the back of the quilt I have used a single - and sought after - fabric: Girl on Swing from the Sherbet Pips collection by Aneela Hoey. Again I have used a black/white stripe fabric for binding. (Quilt Label information here).

Quilt Stats: Quilt measures 54 inches x 63 inches 72 Courthouse Step Blocks and 63 different printed/color fabrics, many more low volume fabrics. 918 patchwork pieces.

This quilt has already been sold and is now in transit to a new owner.

RELEVANT LINKS:
Courthouse Steps Quilt - Part I and Tutorial
Courthouse Steps Quilt - Part II

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita