A finished Quilt!

I fnished it! Before the baby was born. That's a major improvement for me. Here it is in all its finished glory. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but of course, I learned a few things along the way. Like: my triangles were far from perfect, and as a result it made my top quilt sewing far from parallel. The lines are all wonky here, but it grew on me. My "free hand" "sorta straight" quilting.

I still haven't figured out quite how to get my pace consistent with the right tension on the bobbin, which makes the underside thread sometimes bunch up and look hideous, so, to hide those spots I made stars with the same fabrics and placed them over my errors. I had planned it all along...er... sure.

Another lesson learned- I sewed many of these triangles pretty darn close to their edges. Like less than 1/8th of an inch. Which is fine right up until you wash it. the first time it goes in the wash and bam those seams pop and you're stuck figuring out how to repair the top quilt so the fabrics don't come a part. Lesson number 2, there is a reason for 1/4 inch allowances in sewing. Stick to them!

But all in all, its still pretty, I still love it and there will be a fun story to tell about it when baby girl is big enough to appreciate it. Or maybe when she tries to make her own quilt.

Until then, it will sit on the back of her rocker, and when we're cold and need to snuggle this winter, we'll have it there to wrap up in.