Happy Birthday to my Hubby!

 I decided to make this months UFO into a quilt for my husband, he's been hinting that he needs a cozy new quilt for napping under!  This quilt is perfect for him, not only is it beautiful and good colors for him, but it's a great remembrance of our big road trip in 2022!

My original plan was to use this gold for the sashing.  I liked it, but got to thinking that he might prefer blue as that is his favorite color.

I had enough yardage of this light blue, but it didn't thrill me at all

Then I tried this one and knew I had the winner!  I had to do some math and discovered that a skinny binding  would work the best and it would keep the quilt at a good size so it wouldn't be too large.  

So pretty!  I was halfway done by Wednesday.  I didn't get it done for his birthday on Thursday, but completed sewing the top on Friday morning and presented it to him!  He's excited for me to get it finished!

Just a quick snap on the floor on a rainy day, but you can see how pretty it is!  I've got a dark blue backing and will bind it with the sashing color.  This one is going to get a double layer of poly batting for lots of fluff and I will tie it with dark blue embroidery floss.  I know he will enjoy cuddling with it and remembering our trip!

If you would love to have the pattern for this, it's available here.  The pattern includes all 56 nine inch quilt blocks with basic piecing instructions.  There are also finishing directions using sashing and cornerstones with an outer border to make a 84 x 94.5 inch quilt.