Custom Twin Size HST Quilt {Finished!}

This quilt is one of my Quarter 1 Goals for the 2015 Finish Along.  HERE is my original post.

It's HST ♥♥♥ at my house today!  Finished up is a custom order twin half-square triangle quilt.  I have wanted to make a 100% HST quilt for a long time, and this custom order nudged me over the edge to do it!  

I used this method to create 8 half-square triangles at a time.  I'm finding this is a really efficient method, and as long as I pin generously and sew very carefully, the HSTs don't need trimmed other than dog ears - a major time-saver.  I trimmed ZERO of the 264 HSTs in this quilt!   {NO KIDDING!}

Perfectly adorable to the tip of her corners!

My customer chose the backing to match her favorite pink fabric in the quilt top. I used my Moda Bella color chart to match it perfectly.  A row of HSTs were used in a strip across the back for a nice touch.

The binding is the same solid pink as the backing for a nice finishing touch. 

Quilt Stats:

• Pattern:  Half-square triangles
• Size:  Twin 67" x 88" after washing; 70" x 91" before washing.  Shrinkage 3" each direction.
• Quilt Top Fabric:  Customer-supplied prints with Kona White.
• Batting:  80/20 cotton/poly, thin.
• Backing:  Moda Bella Pink with one row of HSTs.
• Quilting:  Allover meandering in white thread on Mrs.Singer, my antique 31-15 mounted on a long-arm quilting frame.
• Binding:  Double fold, attached by machine in Moda Bella Pink.
• Value:  Absolutely adorable!

This quilt is a custom order in my Etsy shop, Busy Hands Quilts.

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