My First Quilt

So, I completely finished my first quilt this week - quilted it in Iowa and then finished the binding on the car ride home. Then I washed it and sewed on my name label. I love the way it turned out! It's so cheerful and bright. I couldn't decide between the name "cherry pop" or "cherry fizz," because I love the cherry fabric and the circle patterns that look like bubbles. I finally settled on "cherry pop," just because it sounds so fun! 

The front:

I wanted the back to contrast with the front, since there is so much green in the front. I really wanted to bring out the reds in the fabrics. I sketched up this coin quilt variation and tried to make it somewhat reversible...

I quilted it with a simple meandering pattern with loops. Here is some of the detail:

And just for fun I hid my name (and Derek's and Annabel's and Bailey's!) in the stiching...

I just think its a really fun, whimsical quilt. Just like me! :) I'll post pictures soon of my second one, as soon as I finish it!