I was sick last week Thursday. Well, I thought I was sick, turns out it was just the worst cramps of my whole life. TMI, I know. Anyway. Once my Advil kicked in, after I slept in till noon, I decided that I was gonna finish Alianna’s quilt. All that remained was binding. And thanks to this awesome tutorial, I could do it using overhang from my backing.
A little pinning…
Okay, a lot of pinning…
Toss it in the wash and you get…
A quilt! A finished one! My first finished one!
I took some pictures outside in the garden at my parents’ place in Toronto. It’s a beautiful garden with lots of stuff to look at. I spent many an afternoon as a preteen (we moved there when I was 11 or 12) playing games and tending flowers.
Looking at these pictures reminds me that Alianna will have this quilt forever… Even if it gets lost or damaged it is still a tangible part of her childhood. I hope she ties it to happy family memories, knowing that she has the biggest family, and that we all love her dearly.
The little bundles, the quilt for my niece and the mug rug for my sister-in-law, look so cute together in the sun. I just wanted to take pictures of them all day.
But eventually I had to go inside to get ready for the party. And it was a great day, full of family and food and celebration. A little bittersweet, because we were missing someone important. But as long as we remember that she’s there in spirit, we can continue to celebrate the good times we have together.
Happy Birthday, Alianna. May it be the first of a hundred happy celebrations on your day of birth.
I am linking my first finished quilt to a couple other blogs! This is my first time doing something like this, so please, be gentle.
A precious little quilt for a first time finish. I see more lovely quilts in your future. Congrats!
thank you so much!
very pretty piece….thanks for stopping by by blog for a visit…hope you’ll come back
thanks so much! i have already added your blog to my reader.
Lovely, Sharmie! Congratulations. Your niece will adore her quilt.
thank you! i hope she does.
Your first finish looks much prettier than the first finish I ever had! I’m sure your niece will love it for a long time.
Thanks! I did (mostly) finish another top before this one. It’s more impressive but also less impressive? I mean it looks nice until you realize that all the blocks are a different size and none of the squares in the blocks match up, but I don’t care much. Anyway, thank you for commenting! I appreciate it.
What a sweet quilt! You must be thrilled with it! I quilted my first quilt today (need to do the binding next) and I was over the moon!
thank you! i am extremely happy. I went home and showed it off to my moms and brother and was just pretty ridiculous about it. Haha.
Wait, you’re a Captain and a new quilter? Clearly we are meant to be blog buddies! I look forward to seeing your first quilt when it’s done (it is much more impressive than mine!), I bet it will be well received.
Oh it’s beautiful!! So sweet
I’m sure it will be very muchly treasured!
thank you!
Your first quilt! How sweet! It looks like you did a good job matching the seams – I’m sure it will be treasured.
I am pretty proud of those seams! they are mostly matched. thanks for noticing, hehe.
Congrats on your first quilt! You’ll remember that one forever. Such a sweet quilt, I’m sure it will be a treasured part of her life.
thanks!
Very nice quilt. It looks great. Keep up the good work. Your niece will love it.
i am hoping to make at least two more quilts this summer… i’m addicted now!
Aww, that is a really beautiful first quilt! A very sweet blog post, too. I think that will all my baby quilt gifts.
Pat yourself on the back, you done good!
thank you so much!
A first quilt is always special. Congratulations!
i hope i love every quilt i make as much as this one, but this one will always be special. thank you!
Wow! That is a really amazing quilt for such a special occasion! I love it! Every bit of it! The narrow yellow stripe on the back and as the binding is just perfect! I hope your niece loved it! Congrats on an awesome finish and thank you for linking up!
xo -E
thank you so much! i am rather excited for when i can get some good pictures of her with it. thanks for stopping by! hopefully i will have another finish soon for another linkup