A Finish and A Follow Up

I have finished the quilt I was making for a friend for a Christening next weekend where she is God Mother

She's seen it on Facebook, and is very happy with it.

I usually cut my picture fabrics into 8 inch squares for the simpler I-Spy quilts, but cut these in half to make this brick effect quilt, which meant I had the other halves sitting in a pile.  I also got the news that one of our teachers has finally given birth . . . to a baby girl!

I cut some 2.5" strips of pink and attached a strip of pink to each picture rectangle

 I fired up the embroidery machine, and embroidered the baby's name

 And now just need to finish sewing on the binding before I next see her!

Brick Blocks

Yesterday's start has progressed to a quilted panel

Mandy wants a bible quote and the girl's name on it too.  I've run out of girly fabrics so I think I'll add a chunky border to and bottom and embroider the name to one, and the quote to the other

That's a job for another day

Hope you are having a good sewing day

Night night