Many Thanks - Borders

I've been working on this Many Thanks quilt for several weeks. Designed by Nancy Halvorsen of Art to Heart the original pattern uses raw edge applique, although I decided to use the needleturn applique method instead. Once all the blocks were pieced together, three borders were added. The first border was a scrappy one, made using a variety of coloured strips of fabric cut into random lengths. This was followed by a green border, (the same fabric will be used for the binding) and finally a wider, paler border...

...it was such a glorious day today, I couldn't resist doing a photoshoot outside in the sunshine! Now the borders are on, I'll pack this away for a few weeks while I deliberate over the quilting. This will give me the perfect opportunity to pratise my hand quilting, and I can doodle a few ideas before I return to it in a few weeks. Meanwhile, I've got a few festive projects that I need to get on with, as well as a few homemade Christmas gifts to make and I'm running out of time!