If you've read a few blog posts here you may have realised that I'm not the only quilter in the family. My mother-in-law, Linda, who hates the term "mother-in-law" (it could be worse), is also a quilter. Actually she's mostly a piecer, rather than a quilter, so once she's made the quilt top it gets handed over to me. We tend to baste it together, then I get to quilt it. Her latest finish was a quilt made from Kate Spain's Paradiso line. She bought a layer cake, which we've split into four charm packs - 2 for her and 2 for me. She supplemented with some coordinating Kona's and made this lap quilt. It will be a 90th birthday present for the mother of a family friend - I think Linda's quite worried that it's too modern for a 90-year-old. At least she'll be able to see it! We layered it up with some plain white fabric on the back and then I'm told to "quilt whatever" - free rein to do what I like. But I struggled to ...
Just let me sew!