My first major finish of the year - and my first post !

Hello everyone.
My name is Rhianon and I have a blog over at The Nifty Stitcher.

I am so delighted to be part of this blog.  I've been a quilter for over 12 years and came to it through my work as an embroiderer.    I have a stack of UFO s to work my way through this year and I'm gonna do it!!

My first finish is this quilt :

I actually pieced the center this time last year and it hung in my workroom all year.  It is a gift for my brother and his wife.  

Here is a close up of my machine quilting.   I've only been machine quilting for 10 months and I love it.  Before that I quilted everything by hand.

Close up of the geisha fabric in the border.  
This is going in the post today and I can't wait to hear their reaction.  It's a complete surprise for them and I hope they love it.
I'm looking forward to making new quilty friends and I must say thank you to Dawn and Wendy for accepting me.
Have a great day everyone.
Rhianon.