Bittersweet Briar Quilted

This is a Kim Diehl pattern called, "Bittersweet Briar" that my friend Shirley pieced using both wool and cotton fabrics.  The last few days were spent quilting and binding it.  Quilting black thread on that black background wasn't easy on my eyes and to get a decent photo proved a challenge too.

I tried to get a picture with natural daylight behind the quilt so you can see the quilting in the black background.  I just sort of did my whimsical sort of fill with flowers here and there.

Thanks for all the rave reviews of my blog's new look!  A huge thank you goes out to my friend Kim Brackett of Magnolia Bay Quilts for her design ideas and the long hours she spent making my blog look great!  I love it!  It's me...totally me!