The Philatelic Society - Complete!

Last week I finished sewing the binding on this quilt... Just in time for Gus' birthday. I forgot to take a photo of it drying on the clothes line, so these will have to do!

Here it is with all his teds. It's funny... when I started this quilt I loved and loathed it at the same time. By the time the top was finished I was over it. So it sat unfinished for a while... until I realised that I wouldn't have Gus' hexagon quilt completed in time... so this became the birthday quilt. Even when it was finished, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. But now that it is on his bed, I do love it a lot.

The quilting is an all over baby animal print, the photo doesn't really do it justice but there is bunnies, fish, frogs, elephants and more. Gus likes it. The backing is a very soft lemon colour. Cheap and cheerful from Spotlight.

So that's another one crossed of the list! Still a few more to go. I've two new self imposed rules - no more fabric, and no starting any new projects until my WIP's are complete. I plan to finish up my Mendocino quilt first. The nights are getting much cooler and we've been sleeping under the Central Park quilt. Even the DH hasn't complained about having a quilt on the bed - it adds quite a nice weight and warmth at night... it's just a bit small. I want to make the Mendocino quilt big enough for our bed although I have a feeling that might be a bit ambitious, so I will see how I get on. Wish  me luck!