I finally am able to share this quilt that I finished before Christmas. It is the fourth in a series of quilts that I am hoping to get made for my 5 brothers. Before now,I had gifted one to John, Jim, and Jeff (sensing a theme here....I was the next child born, and I think that my name should have been JOY !) Anyway, next on the list was my little brother, Ted, who turns 61 on February 24th of this year.
He came by my house on Sunday, after me calling him to tell him that I had a quilt ready for him, but that I didn't trust putting it in the care of USPS at this time.
His quilt is called Dream Weaver, and I drafted it up after seeing a three-fabric quilt of this design on Fabric Cafe's YouTube channel. I hoarded these batiks for months, thinking that I was going to make myself a quilt from them. But eventually, I did give it up to him.
Each of these quilts so far have been about the size to fit on top of a twin-sized bed, and actually meant for napping in the recliner or on the couch.
I teased him that, with this backing fabric, he could throw the quilt into the bed of his work truck, let it get stained with grease, and no one would ever know the difference ! I surely hope he DOESN'T try that, though !
My friend finds this fabric atrocious, but I actually think that it's quite beautiful. I guess it appeals to my quirky side.
And Marley just says that all of these quilts are just second-hand anyway, because SHE OWNED THEM FIRST !
