Bright Comet by Jen M

This is "Bright Comet" by Jen M. created for the Project Quilting Season 8 challenge 4 - Brighter the Better.    

I used 25 bright Kona Cottons and a dark grey for the background with Jaybird Quilt's new pattern Comet.   Because the pattern calls for fat quarters, I made a little fat quarter bundle with the fabrics that were left over from my cutting. 

I started on Sunday choosing bright pairs of Kona Cotton solids for the shapes.   Each pair of colors created 2 of the blocks in the quilt.   Just as the Grammys were getting underway....my kitten Richard was helping me lay out the quilt.

I finished up the rows on Monday morning, and started sewing them together.   Once I had the top done, I decided to quilt it with very bright orange Signature thread.   That led me to choose a backer that would handle that - so I pieced Tula Pink's Moonshine fabric for the backer.  

I did continuous spirals for the quilting to offset all the straight lines in the quilt top and followed with a bright orange binding.   I finished the hand binding Monday night.

This quilt finishes at roughly 72" square.    I quilt in Madison WI. 

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