New Orphan quilt top finish

 Over the last week, I've taken my orphan box and gathered enough blocks to make myself a throw-sized quilt top.  I added to or took away as needed to get them all to fit together.  I like it because these blocks contain many fabrics and memories of past quilts that I have made, and or blocks or fabrics contributed by a friend.

 

I'm pretty pleased with the results, and the top currently measures approximately 64 x 68 inches.  I hope to thread-baste it soon, and then machine-quilt it. 

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 I am currently hand-quilting this triangles quilt...

I am basically doing a bigger quilting stitch than I did when I was young, but it really doesn't go any faster, because I am still a stickler for trying to make the stitches all look alike.  I am gradually letting go of that strict standard though.  Just quilting a quarter of an inch away from the seams, inside each triangle.

FINISH---Baby Nines

My latest finish, "Baby Nines", after laundering.

 

(Before laundering) 

I pieced these little nine-patch blocks over a matter of weeks, accumulating enough to try a design for a quilt top.  I was inspired by this nine-patch quilt design (below photo) that was shared by Fons and Porter.

 Somehow, as time passed, the original design left my head, or I couldn't come up with the right fabrics, so I came up with my own alternate setting.  I was really surprised, after finishing mine, to run across this photo (above) and see how far I had strayed.

 Still, I think that mine came out very nicely, and with the cream-colored flannel back, it is really a snuggly love.  It finished at around 42 inches by 54 inches, and I gifted it as a lap warmer for a homebound friend of mine.  She loved it !