I started this quilt in 2004, just after I got married, I believe. It has been 5 years in the making, mostly because I began the quilting by hand. I guess I never really had the time for it, though I was almost done with all the hand quilting I planned to do. I finished quilting by machine and I practiced some new freehand designs in the blocks. I do not have time for hand quilting anymore since Henry was born (he is 18 months old now, BTW). You can see some if you click the flickr link at the end of this post. I finished this last Thursday, October 22, just in time for it to be used by my friend E, who was visiting for a night. She said she loved the quilt and it must have been warm enough, too!
Personally, I got tired of that green fabric a long time ago, but it looks okay. I remember that I bought it really cheap at Joann's and was quite proud of the purchase. I have since seen several other fabrics that would make the quilt look beautiful. Alas, I have many other quilts to make and do not want to do this pattern again. It was very easy to sew up with chain piecing. Enjoy it the next time you come to visit!
More photos on
flickr.
