Sunday, January 13, 2008

Update on the 100 good wishes quilt

I am pleased to report that I am DONE with the quilt top for the 100 good wishes quilt! Yeah!!! I'm going to have it quilted by someone who has a long arm quilting machine, hopefully in a month or two. I feel like it's a bit of a cop out, not quilting it myself, but realistically, my crafting time is pretty sparse these days. Not only do I have to fit it into a good time for Amanda, but I have to convince Jason to come up to the craft room to play so that I can keep an eye on him too. Much easier said than done.

The quilt is big enough for a twin size bed. We ended up taking the "big girl" bed out of Amanda's room, to make room for a changing table for now. So while the quilt is (nearly) done and ready, it will have to go in storage for a few years until she's big enough to go into her big girl bed. If Jason is any indication, the quilt may still only come out occasionally at first, until she is potty trained...

This quilt is definitely the most special quilt I've ever worked on. Thank you to the 100+ friends and family who sent me fabric and/or wishes. And for anyone who is sad that they might have missed out, I still have several fabrics that I used from my stash that are up for "adoption." All you have to do is send a wish for Amanda on a card no larger than 4"X6", and I'll assign a fabric to you. (See my previous post regarding ideas for the wish.)

So, with no further ado, here's a picture of the completed quilt top! I've included close-ups of each "quadrant" so that you can find the fabric you contributed. Thanks so much!!!



Here's the bottom right of the quilt:
Here's the top left of the quilt:

Here's the top right:
Last but not least, the bottom left:

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