Quiltingboard Forums - "East Meets Midwest" an Asian scrappy quilt

I just pulled this off the frame today so it hasn't been bound yet. I posted a sneak peek here:
https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictur...p-t290057.html

The name comes from the Asian inspired quilting and fabrics which is the East and the traditional Ohio Star block, the midwest. This is the first time I have put a pillow tuck on a quilt and it works well with this one. They are Fan blocks set on point. Also scrappy.

Specs:
Pattern: None. Made Ohio Star Blocks and matched them up with chain blocks. The blocks finished at 7 1/2", an odd size come about by my experiment in making the hourglass units from HST units. I pretty much made the quilt for the quilting idea I had.
batting: 1 layer of Hobbs Polydown
Thread: Isacord polyester in the top in a gold color and magnaglide prewound in white in the bottom.
Quilting time: 28 1/2 hours
Ruler used: Quilted Pineapple 8" arc ruler
Border stencil used: Circling cranes 9" size http://www.quiltingstencils.com/Circ...-9_p_1776.html

The quilt on a queen size bed:
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A close up of the quilting in the blocks
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The border. I figured out how to quilt the circling cranes continuous which was great. Then I had to cut my thread and tie off for the center medallion but that was also quilted continuous.
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The back I used an Asian panel and more scraps to piece it up to size. I used a french braid on the sides and smaller version of the same on top and bottom but will lose about half of the bottom one. I will probably bind it in black.
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And talk about lucky! Here is how little thread was left on my cone when finished up.
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As always, I look forward to your comments.