What I'm Quilting Today

  

So, at the moment there is a lot going on around here, but today I thought I would pop this quilt of my own that I finished over the weekend onto the machine. The idea being that this would be a little Valentine's present to myself.  I will get back to working on customer quilts tomorrow and hopefully get caught up again by the week's end  I am really loving the simple honey comb quilting design on this quilt.  The only issue I have with it is that it has been a pain to get it lined up after each advancement of the quilt (every two rows).  Since it is a quilt for myself, I'm not as concerned and it is good practice for working on lining up the registration marks precisely.   Gosh, can I just say how fun it was to make the dresden plates?  It was a quick and easy quilt to make, which surprised me.  I did chain piece all blocks--there are only four different blocks (16 in total).  I also machine appliqued everything (no hand stitching) with a 2 by 2 length/width zigzag. The entire quilt measures 98" x 98" and is used from my stash of the "old" mono pez.  I am debating on what binding I will add.  I might do a color binding or perhaps a darker black...