It’s official! I’m a Quilter!!!

My first quilt is finished!  The boy’s niece has been fascinated with my hexagons [ps.  finally reached the real halfway - have over 4,800 now!] for quite some time.  She’ll ask to hold them and then treat them like treasures.  Each time when she hands them back she asks if I’ll make her a quilt.  To which I replied like any good aunt would, ‘of course – but not like this one!’

Darian turns 4 years old today, however her birthday party was last Saturday.  I almost got this puppy finished in 5 days!!!  I only had the title block and 3 sides of the binding to finish by the party on Saturday.  I figured she’d be getting toys, so it wouldn’t be an issue if I gave it to her and then took it right back!  [It wasn't.]

When I ask her what her favorite color is, she always replies, ‘orange and pink and green and. . .’  Always those three colors first.  So the color selection was easy.

I found this awesome textured fleece that was the perfect shade of green and then added a bamboo batting, so this little 3′x4′ quilt is pretty toasty!

There is also a coordinating pillow, and I appliqued hexagons to everything!  FUN!  Plus at Christmas she’ll be getting a baby doll quilt that matches [yeah! using the test piece for a final product!  I still have to bind it and am not really feeling it this evening. ]

The quilt isn’t perfect by any means, but I learned a lot and I think it is perfect for a 4 year old!  Check out those awesome circles and strips that I quilted there!  SO EXCITING!!!  I’m fairly proud if you couldn’t tell.  Almost excited enough to square up MY quilt and get that into a sandwich!  But Christmas is calling first.  I have tons more news, but a quilt to deliver this evening, so hopefully I’ll get back on tomorrow!