A Quilt For Abby and Stephen

At last I can reveal the quilt I made for my niece and her new husband Stephen. It was delivered into their hands last evening at their house, with Mom and my sister and brother-in-law, Sandy and Tim, also in attendance for the great reveal.

 The three pictures above are all taken here in my spare bedroom. I finished the binding Wednesday evening, but waited until daylight yesterday to get pics. I love that is so simple and non-fussy. That describes the couple to a T. Neither of them care for fussy or fancy.

 Abby holding and unfolding the quilt.

 "Show us the back!" Amazingly, their sheets are black and white toile, so this - quite by accident - fits in with their existing bedding.

 Stephen gets in on the action and takes a look.

We hold it open to inspect more closely.

It was a fun quilt to make, and we had a fun visit with the newlyweds and family. Abby had a gazillion pictures on her phone of their honeymoon trip to Colorado and Wyoming, so we 'oohed and aahed' over those.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Bridal Surprises

Coming up in June, my niece Abby will be getting married. I mentioned several weeks back that I would be making a quilt for her, and it has been delivered to Terry for quilting. I was very happy with the finished top, and I had an ah-ha moment when I finally decided on what to do for backing.

All the aunts are hosting a bridal shower for Abby this Saturday, and my contribution will be a couple of accessories to match the quilt. Here's a sneak-peak.

I am confident that no one can guess what this is, so my secret is safe until Saturday, right???

Happy Quilting, Friends!

It's March!

Welcome to a new month, Quilters and Quilter Friends! We made it through the dead of winter, now we have the unpredictable month of March, where in Ohio at least, we have extremes. If March comes in like a lion (and out like a lamb) then that lion is fashionably late - we are supposed to get severe storms later tonight. I am looking forward to the lamb part of the weather!

I mentioned that I would not be sharing pictures of the quilt I am making for my niece Abby. True, I will not show any pictures of this creation, but I can show you the fabrics. I don't think that reveals too much.

All these reds were in my stash, and one is even from Grandma Wharton's fabrics. How cool is that?

I am off today to sew at Terry's and this is the project I will be working on. I hope to make great progress.

Happy Quilting, Friends!