Mama & Kate, Malibu Beach, Sept 2009Hi there, blogland. Long time, no chat. These past few months, and weeks especially have been really hard. I've been feeling myself slipping into a bit of depression (read: lots of crying and general despair) that has left me not wanting to be in this space, or any space really. But I need to, it will be good for me, so I am back. For now at least. Plus I finished the quilt and have no one to share it with. Wanna see?
The children were out in the courtyard earlier today enjoying some popcorn (an all time favorite snack) on the quilt. So I used all fabrics from my scrap bag and cut them into 2 1/2" widths (the length varied on each strip.) I heard of a technique once (I swear I am not making this up) where you throw all the scraps into a bag and sew whatever pieces you pull out together. So I did just that. I cheated only a few times when I pulled the same fabric pattern out twice, and had to throw it back in and grab a different piece.
The batting is pretty light-weight, so this makes a perfect blanket that we'll probably keep in the car for last minute trips to the beach and park. Everything made to use this blanket I had in my stash with the exception of the binding- which is Amy Butler (I think the pattern is Belle?) that I went and purchased because I loved the pattern so much. 
I really wanted to hand-sew the binding on this one, which I did. It only took a few nights to finish and c'mon how about those corners. Good, no? The quilt didn't end up being the size of Texas, but did end up being just slightly smaller than a twin size, which I think will be perfect. I love it. 
They love it, too!
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