Friday Finish: Sharla's Sock Monkey

It is FRIDAY! I know it has been a short week, but sometimes I think that makes it harder.  I did get another quilt done over the holiday weekend and it was Sharla's Sock Monkey quilt.  There was no real pattern for this one, we just cut 5 1/2" squares and she did those in rows with a sashing between the rows. The fabric is Monkey Around by Bethany Berndt Shackelford for Quilting Treasures.  We found the fabric at the Dallas Quilt Show.

I quilted it in an all over meander, and I tried very very hard not to sew over any monkey faces, but alas there were a couple of the little ones that I just wasn't quick enough to avoid.  But I don't think I went over any of the bigger monkeys.

Sharla did a good job in making sure the bigger monkeys we always facing the same direction. It is one of the few quilts that had a definite top and bottom, so I had to be careful of where I place the label so it wouldn't be upside down.

I used Signature's Persian Red thread, which looks really good, it wasn't an exact match of the reds, but then there were a couple of different shades of red.  I love the red/white dotty fabric she picked for the back, it is cheerful and fun.  I will say I think this might be Sharla's most favorite quilt to date and it might have something to do with that she has been called "monkey" since she was a child.  First our dad called her that, and now my nephew has picked up on it and uses it. 

Today I'm linking up with  Let's Bee Social with Sew Fresh Quilts, Can I Get A Whoop Whoop @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Link a Finish Friday @ Richard and Tanya Quilts, TGIFF...at MsMidge, Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts and Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabric Studio.