United Concensus - Finished Quilt for Project Quilting

With the quilt sandwiched and ready for the finishing touches, I am ready to unveil it!



Remember that this quilt is named "United Concensus", and is intentionally misspelled because I intend to update this quilt with 2010 census data as soon as it is released.  The finished quilt measures 43" square from the tips of the largest prairie points.

The back of the quilt was made with leftover blocks.  I ended up making extra blocks because I replaced some of the blocks on the front with blue centers instead.



You can see in some places the free motion stars that I added after the quilting was finished and the backing had been added.  I may get the urge to add more over time, but for now, it's fine.  The large open space in the lower right corner is for the legend I'll be adding once the 2010 Census results are published.

After I finished quilting the words to the Star Spangled Banner, I had a little bit of extra room to play with.  So I added the date and signed my name in quilting!



I love this shot because you can see the prairie points really well, but I also hate it because of the stray thread hanging from it.  Oops!

Here's another nice photo of the quilting:



And one more:


I'm really happy with how this turned out, although I haven't quite gotten the hang of photography to get the lighting correct outside of a light box.  But still - I'm happy with it & proud of my quilting!

Now I need a serious nap.  I feel like I've been awake for 4 days straight finishing this.

Happy quilting!