I don’t know if this is a gift for Diane or for Brian – either way they were both in my thoughts as I worked my way through this project. I would have liked to have had this done for Diane’s birthday but it just didn’t happen. The next probable date, although I missed this one too, was the anniversary of her death. I prefer to celebrate a birth rather than a death so this one got finished in its own time.

The pattern looked like it should be simple but I found it to be quite a challenge. The pattern pieces were spread over three pages so I had to do a lot of cutting and taping to get a continuous pattern for almost all the pieces. The directions for quilting were minimal and even then I didn’t follow them exactly.

The pattern is listed as an “Art Quilt” so I should have known better right from the start!