This is my most recently finished quilt. I made it for a darling baby boy who is fighting in the NICU. This quilt began as a disappearing nine patch, but the further in I got, the more changes I made. I tossed aside entire blocks, and cut up and reassembled what remained, until I had this. I really love the way it turned out. I wish I would have taken a picture of it after it was quilted and washed, but below is a photo of the quilting prior to washing. Owen's quilt was also the first real step in my free motion quilting journey. I did a variation of pebbles in the center of the quilt, then stitch in the ditch along the inner edge of the border, leaving the white border itself untouched. The texture that resulted truly amazed me. I used a rather ridiculous amount of thread (especially considering this fella measures approximately 35"x35"finished).
I have already given it to the family, and the surprise was a total success--they had no idea it was coming! For those who don't know me, trust, this is an incredible thing in and of itself. I often get so excited about the project(s) I am working on that I can't keep my big mouth shut, and I tell them all about it. Which makes it really frustrating (for everyone) when that project falls into the pile of UFOs. Juj knows this pain! I am still working on (promise, I really am working on it!) a quilt for her that I began in the fall of....2013 i think? Maybe it was 2012...I'm honestly not sure. There will certainly be more on that in a later post. It's coming along nicely, and is entirely hand pieced.
I am in the process of typing up the pattern for Owen's Quilt. It should be available by the end of the week, will update when it is!
Happy Quilting,
jilly
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