A Quilt Oddity

This quilt has been a while in the making.

I've been collecting 2 inch squares basically since I started quilting. Eventually I started sewing 9 patches together, storing them in a tin box and adding to them whenever I didn't really know what else to sew.

I found the pattern for this (called 'Growing Up Odd') a while back and it was one of several options before I finally decided to got with this.

So I present (tata!): 'The Quilt Oddity'

The back is basically the same pattern. I stuck with solids only (all from my stash) and used 5 inch squares instead of 2 inch. The sashing then is black instead of white (which makes the colors pop quite lovely, even in the crappy weather we have today)

The size is fairly decent with circa 234 cm x 188 cm (91 inches x 73 inches)
For the quilting I went with simple, just an all over meander in white thread on the front and black on the back.

The binding is in black with a bright, colorful faux piping. I really like the look of this type of binding, even though getting it to look neat is a pain in the butt.