I’ve been trying to get the quilt finished for the baby shower….If you missed that post, it’s here.
Well all my yesterday’s intentions were good. Â I plotted and planned all day to have the toys picked up and the childcare work done so after the kiddos left I could head right upstairs. Â That didn’t happen. Â Kalissa came and we chatted. Then I decided that I needed to prep supper and than the most wonderful thing happened…My best friend from high school called. Â She was my friend through college and we even lived together for a year. Â She’s still my friend. Â I think the world of her but we don’t see each other much at all and we only talk once or twice a year.
The second I saw her name come up on my phone, I threw my plans down the drain. Â This was way more important. Â That baby quilt could wait. Â We talked for an hour or so and then Hubby came home from the farm…by now it’s 9 pm and by the time I visited a bit with him and made supper it was 9:45. Â It was too late to work on the baby quilt. Â I decided heck with it all and sat down and sewed for 20 minutes on my Pineapple Crazy blocks.
So I decided to get up early again…and I am happy to say I got it quilted before the childcare kids arrived. Â Only problem, no binding and wanted to get it in the mail today. Â UGH. Â That’s when I remembered that Kelli was stopping by for a couple hours this morning. Â I’d have her play with the kids and I’d bind the quilt….and that’s sort of what happened. Â Actually the kids watched me for about 15 minutes of it. Â They hadn’t seen a sewing machine in action so for them it was pretty neat.
It only take me about a half hour at the most to bind a quilt and the kids where happy to hang out with Kelli….they can get her to do anything.
Anyway…here’s the finished quilt. Â Ta-da! Â It’s mostly left over fabric from a fabric line..not all but mostly. Â I completely improv pieced it. Â There is no pattern. Â I just started sewing this and that together until I was out of options and the quilt was big enough. Â It was fun. Â I’d love to do it again.
Here’s another view.
I ended up using a variegated pastel thread.
The back is gifted fabric…not fancy but good. Â You can see the quilting really well in the photo.
Thanks bunches and bunches to our blog readers who send fabric to help make this quilt happen. Â More than ever I really appreciate the fabric in my stash. Â I just don’t have time to be out shopping for fabric. Â The childcare kids are here 11 hours a day so time is more precious than ever!!
I love the kiddos…but like all of you, I love a little free time too and shopping isn’t anything I love to do…even if it’s for fabric!
What a pretty quilt!!! The baby is very lucky to get this sweet quilt……..
It’s sew pretty!! I used your Stacking Bricks pattern to make a donation quilt. It was so easy and looks so good! Thanks!!
Love your new baby quilt.
Frances
Gorgeous quilt!