Last fall I was ready to pass many of my quilt tops to the Guild’s Community Quilts project. I took photos of the quilts I was planning to give away and asked family if they wanted any of them. Much to my surprise there were a number that went back in my bin to be completed. This is the top that Will picked out; I should have warned everyone that the quilts weren’t actually finished but no one so far has asked about them.

The pattern is one that I got from Stacia and the fabric jelly roll I used was purchased with a gift certificate that she gave me. I didn’t put the appliquéd border on the quilt so it is a bit smaller and, given Will’s height, it will be no more than a lap quilt.

Will has just completed testing that will allow him to fly solo as he works towards his private pilot’s license so I put an airplane on the back.

When I made placemats for Madison and Walid it was mentioned that Elizabeth really liked them. I decided I’d make a set for Elizabeth for her birthday but by the time her birthday came around I had forgotten all about it.

I was searching in “her” bin and came across the fabrics but it was too late to make them for her birthday so she got them just because.

I have fabric set aside for at least one more set but I may not stop there.

This was the last project in the Little Handfuls of Scraps book that Stacia, Deloise and I worked on each month for the past couple of years. I finished it at the Guild’s January retreat this year, well behind Stacia and Deloise.

I originally intended to use straight lines down and across (maybe with my serpentine stitch) but everyone thought I should blanket stitch the butterflies. I was afraid to start that but once I got going it went quite quickly and I was pleased with the results. I used the serpentine stitch to outline each of the blocks.

I fully intended to pass the book along when I finished this last project but in the meantime I’ve used some of the patterns, or pieces of the patterns, for other projects so I think I’ll hang on to it.