Here before your eyes is my second mystery quilt! She's a beauty!
Expect for she's a he.
This is a boy quilt. I know you know.
This lovely thing turned out super and
is currently keeping my young
nephew warm.
Job well done, quilt.
This quilt has been in the works for an awfully long time now.
My sister, Esther, planned a quilt for her boy, Braden. She bought all the fabric she needed and took it to her home. There, she sometimes worked on it but not really. Then shortly after she found out Tanner had SMA she worried she'd never work on it again.
So I took all her fabric and quickly turned it into a disappearing nine patch. Though, I just didn't think this nephew would love it. So instead I found these colossal fabrics at my favorite quilt shop and put them to work.
It tuned out terrific and am 100% in love with mystery quilts!
They are the way to go!
The whole way--for sure.
I hope to do another one in March!
Again, I pieced my backing. Did I tell you that I'm not allowed to buy fabric of any kind until the next Shop Hop?
No???
Well, let me tell you.... yes.
No fabric 'til June. It was last July when the binding contract was put into place.
This is all true and a little bit dismal.
But it hasn't been completely lousy. I've been grateful for this confinement and find that it is actually liberating in a way. This repression encourages me to actually sew more and to look for enhanced ways to use up my scraps.
*Looking for the good in all things*
(Photo below is a close up of the middle panel above)
Damon photo bombed me.
Good thing he's got a pretty fine face or
he'd be in trouble. :)
For the binding I tried something that I've never tried before.
I pieced it with different, but all red, fabrics.
Just using up those scraps again.
The name of the quilt is "The Colton to Braden Quilt".
Colton desperately wanted his name on this quilt. Braden and him are the same age and best friends.
So...it was a perfect name for this quilt!
So...it was a perfect name for this quilt!
