The difficult thing is that they both live in Florida while I live in Colorado. That much distance left me feeling helpless to comfort my brother or visit his dad. I spent a few days mulling it over and finally realized I could do something, and I felt silly for not thinking of it sooner.
When I decided to make this quilt it came together pretty quickly. I wanted to keep the piecing simple, so I cut 9" squares from a mix of prints and solids from my stash. (I picked 9" to efficiently cut on the 18" side of the many fat quarter and half yard cuts I used, which is primarily what I buy for my stash.) I wanted the layout to be random, so of course I laid it all out on the guest bed to plan where each square would go. :)
I loosely quilted on each side of every seam, specifically to keep the quilt soft and cozy. It's a nice lap size and I hope it gives my brother's dad comfort.
Quilty Stats
Name: Squares
Pattern: 9" square patchwork
Fabrics: A scrappy mix of prints and Kona solids
Binding: Dulcette Bluestar from Color Me Retro by Jeni Baker
Backing: DS Circle Dot on Grey and JH Posy on Navy
Quilted: on a friend's Juki by me
Dimensions: Approx. 51 x 69
Linking up with Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish It Up Friday.
I love your comment about planned randomness. That's exactly how I would do it too. :) I'm sure it will help. A quilt is a hug, after all!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift. I find it hard to make quilts for grown up boys and you have chosen wonderfully well. This quilt is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI agree with womabtquilts - the color choices are the epitome of masculine and they all work so well together. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! I always plan my random quilts too. :)
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