Woo Hoo - Number Two!

Stop the presses! Believe it or not, I have finished a second quilt this month! Spring Garden is now bound and ready to be enjoyed.

I'm fond of this one for so many reasons. It's my original design and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

It all started on a whim to make some of the block-in-a-block blocks (that's a lot of 'blocks'!). Then I had to figure out what I was going to do with them. Add in a lot of scrappy nine-patches and then a ring of four-patches, and suddenly it was looking like something.

I think that my favourite part of the design is the row of negative space blocks between the centre of the quilt and the blue border. It turned out better than I ever imagined and gives it a very lace eyelet look, don't you think?

And it's so beautifully quilted. Roberta used my favourite feathered swirl pattern on it and it is perfect.

I could look at that pattern all day.

Actually, Roberta is thinking that she might need to make one, which I am both flattered and excited about - I'll be interested to see her interpretation of it. You'll remember that Anne made one too.

I was so excited to have it finished that I didn't waste any time pressing it into service - it is now happily dressing the bed in our guest room. LUV!....M

p.s. Joining the gang at Finished or Not Friday.