Finished - at last!

Here is my patchwork quilt, almost finished and ready for binding.  I don't know how people manage to quilt a big quilt on a domestic sewing machine because I did struggle fitting this small quilt through, even though I rolled it up and everything! (Many choice words were muttered under my breath!) The walking foot was brilliant with the straight line quilting and I was pleased with the result.

 Here's the back, ready for binding.

 Someone (I'm looking at you, Scruffy!) decided that the quilt would make an extremely comfortable bed.

 No, he wasn't going to move...at all!
The binding went remarkably smoothly, owing to my little Accuquilt Go Baby machine which cut beautiful straight strips for me.  So, here's the finished quilt (I need a drum roll or something).

Hmm...I was trying to artistically drape the quilt over the wall, but it just looks a bit crumpled.

 Here it is laid out on the sitting room floor.

Here's the back.  Choosing a nice patterned material disguises any wobbly stitching lines.

So, what have I learnt from this project?

• I don't like rotary cutting, which is a real skill.  If you don't cut accurately, you can't sew accurately.  This may well curtail any thoughts I had about attempting other quilts
• I would not want to attempt to quilt anything bigger than this quilt myself. (It is about 32 inches square)
• I like using the Accuquilt cutting machine
• I enjoyed making and sewing the binding on
• I still like the materials used in this quilt
• I am not a perfectionist, which is a slight disadvantage with quilt making.  I am much more of the 'oh, that'll do' school of sewing 
• I may attempt another quilt one day, using strips, but won't be quilting it myself, unless it is by hand

The biggest positive is that I am proud of myself for completing this project, my first patchwork quilt, and on the whole, I am pleased with the end result.