Eastern Sunrise is Done!

I started this quilt in February 2013!!!
I finished the quilt top in February 2015. 
I finished quilting and binding the quilt in September 2016. :)

Crazy how long a quilt can take eh?

I am so happy its done now.

You can make Eastern Sunrise too with my free Eastern Sunrise Free Paper Piecing Block.  More about the quilt and the block at the link.

I would love to see what you make. Please also remember to link back to my blog if you share your quilt.
Please note: The pattern is for personal use only. The pattern or items made from the pattern cannot be distributed or sold without consulting me (the designer).
Thanks!

Almost Done!

Last few lines...

Getting Close to the Finish Line! 

Trimming a Quilt is so Satisfying! 

Eastern Sunrise Quilt top is Finished!

I am so excited to see my Eastern Sunrise Quilt Top finished! 

It's been a while since I first sketched out this pattern. And it's great that I got to take pictures of it in the snow! 

Thanks to A Lovely Year of Finishes - this top is done! Woo hoo! 

The top measures 56" X 64" approximately. 

Paper Pieced

My pattern. You can download for free here: Eastern Sunrise Paper Piecing Pattern

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February Goal for a Lovely Year of Finishes

Complete Eastern Sunrise Quilt Top!

It's time! I have to finish Eastern Sunrise. 

This month I'm going to finish the top! 

Eastern Sunrise - Free Paper Piecing Pattern!!!

I've had a lot of requests for the pattern for my Eastern Sunrise Quilt and I thought what better time to release it than during Blogathon Canada! So if you're hopping here from one of the  lovely Ontario host bloggers Welcome! I'm Carol. I live in Toronto and have been quilting and blogging for close to 4 years now. 

I walked onto the train I was taking to work one day and a young girl's jacket caught my eye. I loved the lines and colors on it so I took out my little inspiration notebook that I always keep with me and sketched a little quilt block. I got home later and worked out this this paper piecing pattern. I started making the blocks and piecing them together and I got a lot of requests for the pattern. So here it is! 

You can download it for free here : Eastern Sunrise Quilt Block.

The block measures 7.5 inches finished and each copy of the pattern will give you one 7.5 inch block. Make some up and play with the placement. You can create different looks with this block. 

Here's the layout I chose. There's 4 in this one. 

And 20 here!
I make them and keep adding to my columns of bright rays!
You can have them go vertical.

Eastern Sunrise Quilt Top in Progress

 Or Horizontal.

Eastern Sunrise Quilt in Progress

If you make your own Eastern Sunrise I'd love to see it. 

Thanks for stopping by from Blogathon Canada!

Eastern Sunrise Progress

Made a few more blocks for my Eastern Sunrise Quilt.

The blocks are only 7.5" so it seems to take a while to make them even though they're simple to do. I had a stack of 12 going at the same time but I ended up messing up one block so I couldn't add another row to it at this point.

I can't decide which direction I like more... what do you think?
Maybe I should make it a square quilt so I can turn it either way?

Eastern Sunrise Vertical

Eastern Sunrise Horizontal

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