Since we leave for Florida near the end of October, I have to get all my gifts finished, wrapped and delivered before I leave! I uploaded a couple of pictures of Justin's quilt to my Webshots 2009 album. Justin in my newest great-nephew, born in the spring. The family tradition has been to present a quilt for their first Christmas. I was trying to come up with an idea, when I found a panel for an alphabet cloth book. It didn't have an obvious front and back cover, so it was a great choice to use as blocks! I made wide sashing between the blocks in dark blue polka dot fabric, and used several gold fabrics to make friendship stars at the intersections. DH and DS2 added their assistance in picking out the border fabrics from my stash. I did some SITD quilting between the blocks, some free motion to outline the letters and objects in each as well. I did some doodling with paper and pencil to find a design to quilt in the friendship stars, stitched with variegated yellow thread. Now onto more holiday projects!
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