
Needs a wash for extra crinkly goodness, and to get rid of all the markings (especially the pink ones).
Idea was January? February? 2014 I liked the “Chai Tea” quilt from the “Vintage Quilt Revival” book. But I wanted to make mine HUGE. Not sure why I wanted to make it all grey though. Because black tea is wonderful?
Fabric bought through that winter/spring. Each block took a .25m (not a FQ because I couldn’t actually cut the sizes I needed from a FQ.) Blocks made by April 24, 2014.
I didn’t have the skills to do what I wanted in the blocks so I did the background first. Background quilted between July 2014 and November 16, 2014.

Isn’t that texture awesome?
Quilt put away after the domestic amputation of my left thumb Nov 16 2014. Bought a long arm to get this quilted (ha!) and quilted the blocks Sept 22 – Nov 22, 2016. Some of them are awesome, some I was just trying things out. Not much shows up because the colours are so dark but all in all, it was good practice.

Some of my more successful motifs. I also tried to match the quilting to the pattern on the fabric.
Previous posts about this quilt are here and here. Most of the quilt was done before blogging.
Quilt Stats:
Title: Black Tea
Lifetime quilt no.60!
Started: April 2014
Finished: November 24, 2016 (138 weeks)
Size: 90″x90″ (unquilted top), 87.5″x88″ (quilted), still to be washed and measured
Number of pieces: 208
Quilting: dense custom quilting in each block and the background.
This is one of my thirteen projects on the Fourth Quarter of the 2016 Finish Along!
It’s a finish, so linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts and with Myra at Finished or Not Fridays!
Edited to add: quilt is for sale. Super reasonable. Email me for details.
I think you did a great job of the quilting!
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Congratulations on your finish. It’s awesome. Black tea is the best, but Jasmine Green is pretty good too.
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Yay! great finish. and those feathers look pretty awesome.
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Hooray for another finish!👏
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Great job with the quilting. A great finish!
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I adore this in the greys, so sophisticated. And your quilting is wonderful! Thank you for participating in the FAL, on behalf of the 2016 global FAL hosts.
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