Quilt for Sienna

I've finished piecing the quilt top for Sienna's quilt. It seems quite bright to me, and even though I love bright quilts, I have to go with my intuition on this one. I hope my friend likes it, and more importantly, will her daughter like it? We shall see!

I had originally planned to make a piano border out of all the colours I had used in the blocks, but when I laid it out to look at it, I decided it need a stronger, more defined border, so I used a nearly black print with a skinny pink line to separate the two border fabrics. I'm not sure what I will use for binding. I might choose one of the greens, or make it the same black as the last border. There is still time for that decision. I'm hoping to get the quilt sandwich finished tonight, so I can get on to quilting. I'd like to get this puppy finished, because it is a bit warmer now and the garden is demanding some attention.

Linking up with The Needle and Thread Network, here.

Creating an Angel

I've been working on a quilt for my friend's daughter, Sienna, and this is the central panel. I had lighter wings for her, but I decided to go with a darker colour, since the light didn't show up very well. Don't angels have white wings? In this case it doesn't work! I'm also working on butterfly blocks to go around the angel. I found a good fusible, called Heat'n'Bond FeatherLite. I've used others, but I like the way this one leaves the fabric soft.

This is the point where I seriously start to doubt myself, because I'm not sure how the quilt will look when it's all together. When I made garments, I could see how they would look before I started cutting into fabric, but quilts are a different story for me. I have to decide as I go along which fabrics to pick and where they will go, and trust that it will all work out. I have to hope for the best, though, and maybe tie it all together with a dark sashing. And then think about what kind of border I will add. . .

Linking up with Leah Day's FMQ Friday, and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.