A Wedding Quilt . . . .

My niece and nephew were married at the end of July in 2016.

Such a beautiful couple and yes I am biased.

I promised a wedding quilt,

and then life got in the way.

Fast forward to August 2017. 

(I know 13 months late!)

(I apologize for the upcoming photos, not the best lighting!)

I had pulled all the fabrics for this quilt last year.

Their palette is navy blues, greys, and whites.

Not my usual, but I have found I do my best work

when challenged!

It's great to be pushed out of your comfort zone.

 

I call this quilt 2468.

I cut tons of squares,

2.5", 4.5", 6.5" and 8.5"

I threw all the big squares up on my design wall first.

Then started filling in with the smaller ones.

I also added rectangles 2.5" on one side to fill in and add interest.

 

I worked in sections adding in the smaller pieces

and piecing them together building on each square.

I loved the puzzling together of this top.

This could be a great way to teach kids math in a fun way.

All multiples of 2. 

I added white borders.

I was able to show this top at my guild meeting yesterday,

and the lighting is much better so you can get a good

idea of the true colors.

I plan to quilt this one with simple lines

so as not to distract from the graphic design.

So here we are, now 15 months past the wedding 

and I still need to quilt this and send it on it's way.

In the mean time, this beautiful couple 

have made me a great aunt!

Sweet little Theo born September 24th.

And yes, now I am behind in my family quilts again!

Haha!  Wouldn't have it any other way.