My I.S.T.H.......

....Is finished and I love it!  The  last stitch on the binding was added Tuesday morning.  I did a slight variation on the pattern by contining the checkerboard border around the quilt and adding a red border. One of my favorite recent fabric lines is Minick and Simpson's Prairie Paisley II and I thought this pattern was perfect for it. When I see stars, I almost always see red, white, and blue!   The first picture is my finished top. (just in case the quilting didn't get finished).   It has been several months since I have done any hand quilting.  Between the needle pokes and dry skin from winter, my poor fingers need some TLC.