A Few Odds and Ends

First of all, let me say that Gail was so appreciative of all the wonderful comments left about her grandson's quilt and her first quilting efforts. I forgot to mention that she also learned how to sew on a binding. She did that completely by hand along with the label. Thanks for all the encouragement. Secondly, I want to comment on the "big stitch" technique. I'll do a little tutorial soon on some of the things I learned since a lot of you said you had never tried it. And yes, my Mother's and sister's flag quilts got finished eventually :)!
Now, on to my newest granddaughter's baby quilt. I've finished the applique blocks, and was trying to decide on a setting. Originally, I had 5 blocks across. That made the inside a little too big, and didn't give me a lot of border options.

I briefly thought about setting them on point and adding a sashing. While I liked this it also made the center part too big. I played with several different inner border options and settled on this. I chose the pink and the blue scraps left over from the bumper pads. They are part of the Kumari Garden line. I cut them to finish at 1". I originally had planned to do a checkerboard border, but it was just a little much for me. This was just enough to pull some color toward the outer border.

My last design element, was to pick a "K". I decided to add an initial block to the front. You'll have to wait and see which one I picked. Or maybe I'll ask you to guess which one I chose?

I'm ready to baste and start quilting!! My favorite part :)!
Have a wonderful day,

-Karen