Finished Quilt

I added the final touch: a little felt heart with Justin's initials on it. It gives the quilt a much needed touch of red, I think!

This is the patch in the center. Perfect for 2010, the year of the Tiger! I'd picked this fabric out as potential baby fabric a few months ago, but now we know she's a girl, the dark blue doesn't really appeal to me for baby things anymore. Luckily, it's Justin's favourite!

Here's the whole thing, laid out. Yes, it goes perfectly with our Ikea duvet cover!

And this is my favourite quilt, the Dog Park quilt that my Mum made for me last year. It inspired the choice of fleece for backing... so comfy, and nice and light-weight. Now, hopefully, I'll have it all to myself again!

Justin's Shirt Quilt

The patchwork top all assembled, with a fun polka-dotty border:

I've sewn on the fleece backing now, and turned the border over onto the back so it serves as binding, too. So, really, I'm just adding finishing touches and it'll be ready very soon!

Travels

Justin's away in Denver this week, and so I'm turbo-quilting in an attempt to get his shirt-fabric quilt finished before he gets back! So far, so good. All 64 rectangles are cut out, and half are sewn together. Here's a little taste of the fabrics:

On Sunday, I got a frantic call from poor Justin to say that he was really upset that he'd forgotten to pack the Family Heart I made him to take on his travels. Of course, I hadn't expected him to remember it! I'd wrapped it in a T-shirt at the bottom of his bag, and he was so pleased to find it later on that night. But it was lovely to know that he does see some meaning in it!

Back to quilting... I can get another row sewed together before work!