Metal Skulls

I've been working on the schedule of finishing one quilt on the longarm a month, and fingers-crossed, I think I might make it this year! Since it's October, I figured it's time to bring out and finish my Metal Skulls quilt.

The pattern I used is Sugar Skulls by Tula Pink, and I actually first made this quilt top with Tula's purple fabrics similar to the pattern quilt, but I loved the piecing so much that I decided to make it again, so this metallic version, using Luster by Zen Chic, is actually my second quilt top with this pattern.

I filled the background with dense swirls, with an outer layer of irregularly shaped geometric echoes.

For the skull blocks, I did some very basic quilting that just echoes the shape a bit on the inside, but I wanted to add some details to the skulls to give them personalities.

Just like the first skull quilt I made, Bone & Chain , I had their eyes roaming all over the place, with a few that are actually dead ... and one that's just pretending to be dead. I also quilted their noses a little different each time for some added fun factor.

I enjoyed making this little quilt so much! It was so fun both to piece and to quilt ... but the piecing was definitely the best part, and I don't say that very often.