Another quilt top from my large collection of rainbow quilts in the to-be-quilted closet has been finished! This is my Rail Fence Stairsteps quilt.
Rail Fence Stairsteps, 38.5" x 46.5"
The blocks for this quilt were made as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge in 2022 and 2023. I ended up with over 300 blocks, which were turned into two quilt tops. This quilt top was assembled in November, 2023, and it has been hanging around waiting to be finished ever since.
Most of the rest of the blocks made in 2022-23 were used in the Rail Fence Zigzag quilt, which was finished in early July of this year.
The quilting is gentle curves that follow each color down the stairs, with tighter curves through the light rectangles.
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I used the same tie-dye look flannel fabric as the Rail Fence Zigzag quilt to back this quilt, and finished it off with a bright turquoise binding.
This is my 12th finished quilt for 2026, which ties my record for finishes from 2025, and I still have several months left to go in the year!
I'm linking up with:
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
Monday Musings at Songbird Designs
Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter
Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts
Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday (TGIFF) at Rebecca Grace Quilting
Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty
Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
That backing is so fun! Rail Fence looks great no matter how you arrange them.
ReplyDeleteA very bright and fun finish! Congrats on finishing 12 quilts this year! That is an achievement. Fingers crossed you get several more this year.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on so many finishes! You will smash your 2025 record at this rate! I'm trying to get WIP tops done this year. Sending them out for quilting will be in next year's budget. LOL
ReplyDeleteI love both versions of your zig zag quilts. Congratulations on finishing 12 quilts so far, and the year isn't yet ovef!
ReplyDeleteI love rail fence quilts and yours is super cute and happy! You’re doing a great job of quilting some of your backlog of quilt tops! My production logjam is always assembling the blocks into a flimsy - there are probably a dozen sets of blocks that keep nagging me to get with the program! LOL
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting 12 quilts finished so far this year. I suspect you will smash your record this year. I really like your vibrant rail fence quilts. Great job and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteNice! From Nann on the ferry in the rain in Scotland
ReplyDeleteYou are really pushing those quilts over the finish line in style. These are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh wow - that is a great one!!! What a fun block and the way you set them - perfect!!
ReplyDeleteI love both of your quilts! Rail fence blocks are so versatile in making quilt designs. Great job on the finishes.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Luv the backing !
ReplyDeleteWhat a WOW finish! The colors are so vibrant and fun. Kudos to finishing so many project in 2026!
ReplyDeleteYou go, girl! Twelve finishes is amazing. I wonder how many you’ll have by year end? I really like the quilting you did with the curves and that backing is awesome!
ReplyDeleteGreat finishes, Julie! You're doing great this year. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
ReplyDeleteKudos on getting so many quilts done this year! Love the stairstep look. What a pretty rainbow. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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