Aqua And Green

* Shhhh ~ this is still a secret. I think the bride and groom will be too busy to read this in the next few days. If you see them, please don't tell.


** This is still a secret after the wedding. The bride and groom are on their honeymoon but have their laptops with them. Shhhhh....


It has been an interesting couple of weeks. On the one hand I have had things to do to get ready for my son's wedding. On the other hand my duties have been few and I have been removed from most of the action. Still...there have been things to tend to, phone calls to make, emails to send, errands to run, and sewing to do. Months ago I started making a quilt for the soon-to-be newlyweds. Over Christmas I asked my son, in a round-about way, about color schemes and patterns. He's not a fan of flowers and prefers contemporary patterns. I know they both like blue and green. So the search for material began, and I selected nine different fabrics. The center square in each nine-block is a heart pattern ~




And that heart fabric also forms the border on the front and around the solid blue backing ~

I created a pattern unlike anything I've done before, and it's hard to explain without a drawing. Suffice it to say that polka dots and stripes alternate ~

There are a few details to finish before I put it in the mail to California next week. It has been nice to have a project to focus on during these days before the big event. The quilt has put away for now. Tomorrow morning we will board a train to Boston. I have received a lot of support as I have prepared for this weekend ~ thank you. I am taking all of it with me.