First finish for 2021

 Yesterday I finished a UFO which I listed as a UFO to be finished in 2020. I think I put it together into a flimsy whilst I was in New Zealand in 2019 because I recognise the fabrics: some were new fabrics, leftovers from a Happy Blocks quilt I made for a young friend Morgan who was expecting a baby. I left the quilt with her before we returned to the UK at the end of April 2019 and baby Izzy was born in August of that year. Other fabrics in the flimsy I know were sent to me at our New Zealand rental address by dear Blog friend Jo B in Victoria, Australia.

When I put the UFO away I added a piece of fabric for the backing and also batting cut to size. That made it an easy one to finish. I machine quilted either side of the seams down the columns and along the rows of the quilt. I love the backing fabric but have no memories of buying it or the piece being gifted to me. However I wish I had yards of this fabrics stashed away because it’s ideal for backing scrap quilts.

The choice of a binding fabric proved a real challenge: I didn’t have enough of the backing fabric left, I didn’t have anymore of the two border fabrics and every fabric I auditioned was just wrong! 

Then I had a lightbulb moment - why not pick out some of the pink and green leftover binding strips I keep and rarely use? And that worked. I’m happy with the result which just adds to the scrappy mishmash of the baby quilt. Here it is, measures 40” square which is ideal for a play mat and then can be used on the cot once baby is old enough for that to be safe.