Cotton Candy Lane

The Cotton Candy Lane top is finished.  I was able to miter the borders, with the help of a great set of instructions I found online.  If you ever need/want to try it out, it's right here.  It wasn't as hard as I had imagined it, I just had to pay close attention to where I was lining things up with my ruler.

I got the hot pink minky dot for the back, and I mean HOT PINK!!!  It matches the darkest pink in the blocks, and it's super soft!  The best part is that it comes 60" wide, so no piecing the back either.  It's all pin basted and ready for quilting.  I think just a simple stipple will do, since I've never quilted with minky before, so I'm not quite sure how stretchy/difficult the quilting will be.  I'm posting a picture of how I stretched it out.  Sorry for the dark photo, lighting isn't that great in my livingroom.

  

I have two folding tables that we use in the summer for big parties, etc.  I figured it would be better than crawling all over the floor.  (I really dislike pin basting because of having to be on the floor, it's a real killer on the back and knees, don't you think?)  Anyway, I set the two tables up together, and taped the back, batting, and top together, and I pinned away.  I can say it was way easier than the way I've done it before.  I'm not sure how well it will work for a bigger quilt top, but I'm willing to give it a try.