Sweet Lucy's Quilt.......A Finish ❣

Hello lovely lovelies❣ Sunday has rolled around again, quicker than quick and I must say it was a glorious one. The sun was a-smiling, the birds were a-singing, and the flowers a-blooming, and, gloriously blooming at that. And....I might add, a little bear visited....just for a little photo shoot. He is a sweet fellow. He is a vintage fellow; one that hasn't been out and about since he and my youngest daughter used to hang out together. He and me, and Maisie, frolicked and danced, and gambolled among the granny bonnets, the foxgloves, the irises; and the forget-me-nots. Today was a very pleasant day, indeed. Why am I besides myself with great joy???? Because Sweet Lucy's Quilt is finished❣

Sweet Lucy's Quilt was fashioned as a sweet gift for my life-long friend's, two year old granddaughter, Lucy. For no particular reason really, other than I desired to make a child's quilt using up some of my 1930's prints....and other fabrics, too. For the past two months I have been skipping along my oft-travelled hexie-shaped, cobblestone EPP path, where once again I played with triangles and diamonds, and other shapes stitching them together to form larger hexies. This is a simple quilt, with simple quilting around each hexie and the hexie border, dancing around the outside. Each hexie has oodles of whimsical prints. Once again, I used my 'Sweet Sunday' templates and papers. The backing is a gorgeous vintage print called 'Little Women' which is a Sarah Kay design. Love, love, love the backing. To bind the quilt I used a fabric which was in my stash which I think is the perfect touch. A soft muted print with whispers of flowers all-over.

This is a sweet quilt where little boys and girls play in meadows, frolicking with sweet kitties and puppy dogs, bunnies hoppity hopping through flowers, lady bugs, chickens, butterflies, school houses....so, so much whimsy to smile and bring much delight to little Lucy's day.

The stitching of Lucy's quilt was the most delightful way to spend these last few months. I love that it is a smaller quilt, with measurements of 46" x 60". I am delighted that it only took two months to completely hand stitch and hand quilt. Why, I think I will fashion more smaller quilts. Wanting to use up more of my fabric stash, I can see in my crystal ball, more happy scrappy quilts as I skip along my quilting path. I want to stitch a quilt for each of my friends......just because. Next year, I want to punctuate the fashioning of quilts for friends with other pretties for moi. There doesn't need to be a reason, does there, to gift a handmade quilt to a friend.

As ever, thank you so much for visiting my little place. May your day be one blessed with sprinkles of beauty and love, and much joy.

Until the next time.............

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