Recent Finishes

I have had some quilt finishes while I've been unable to blog, and I thought it was time to share them.

First up is the quilt for Justin and Tal's baby. I had made them a wedding quilt a year or so ago, and when I had fabric left over, something told me to go ahead and use it to make a baby quilt -- I just knew they would be needing one before too long.

Baby is due this summer and I think this quilt of bricks has turned out very nicely. I imagine that Justin and Tal will be very surprised when they see the fabric!

Recently I posted a baby quilt that I had called Lemonade. It was intended as a gift for a coworker, another one who does not have a contract for the coming year. Her first grandchild is due this summer also, and I wanted to make a quilt for the baby.

When she told me that the baby is a girl and, in fact, is the first girl to be born into her husband's family in seventy years, I knew that Lemonade simply would not do. She needed Pink Lemonade and I immediately got to work. This is made from the same nice yellow Kona as Lemonade, and assorted Kaffe and Kaffe-ish scraps. I'm going to give it to my colleague soon.

Finally there is the Mittens quilt. I had held this swap about five or six years ago, and had put the top together shortly thereafter and then it just kind of sat around. A couple of months ago, I took it to my machinist to work her magic. She actually quilted a mitten motif into the project. I put the binding on last week.

Ironically, my intent had been to hang this quilt in my office next December through February.