Text and Tiles, and NTT

Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, friends!  The party is a tad bit earlier than usual today, but I know if I wait until this evening to post, I'll forget.  Today is my wild thing's 12th birthday, and yesterday was mine (39, which is a hard number to type).  Anyway, wild thing and I have spent the day making cheesecake from scratch, his favorite dessert EVER, and my hubby is coming home early this evening.  Then we are heading out for an evening of laser tag, miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, and arcade games.  These activities were clearly chosen by the birthday boy, and not necessarily the birthday mom, but I know we will all have tons of fun.   Sometimes, when life gets crazy, you just have to get things done while they're on your mind.

I am super excited to share my latest finish with you though.  I've named it Text and Tiles, and now that it's all quilted, I love it even more.

*Edited to Add- since a few have asked and I forgot to mention it, this is my Courtyard Tiles pattern, and it is available in my Craftsy and Etsy shops!  :)

I think the scrappy text background adds so much great texture and interest to the quilt, and doesn't detract from the focus fabrics at all, which was an initial worry.  Even though the pattern and fabrics themselves are both modern, something about the text background makes it feel even more artsy and modern to me.

I pieced the backing with all of my scraps, and although you can't really see it in this picture, the text prints are pieced together in a large strip across the top of the backing.

I opted to make a scrappy binding, and that kept me from adding those pieces to my scrap jars, so that's definitely a win in my book!

Without further ado, check out some of the highlights from our last party two weeks ago.  I'm loving the color illusion in this quilt by Quilting is More Fun Than Housework-

Erica at Dresses and Spurs shared this fun quilt.

And this rainbow Modern Cross beauty is from Deb at New Creative State.

Even though I was having a fabulous time on vacation, I really missed last week's party.  I can't wait to see what you link up this week!

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