This little baby quilt, dropped by the courier on Friday, was a quick finish as the quilt maker just requested an edge-to-edge design. Any quilt for a baby, toddler or even child needs no more than this. They see the picture and colours, don’t care about the quilting, and never use these for too long.
On the very first day of Wimbledon and during a Sinner match, a quilter phoned to ask if she could fetch her quilt. I had no problem, as this is usually a rather quick transaction. I, however, did not know she’d be bringing another huge quilt along, and this part takes time. I have to make sure that we are on the same page regarding what needs to be done.
This
completed top was inherited by a non-quilting daughter after her mom passed
away. She had no clue as to how it
should be finished. At a gathering, my
client met her, and they talked about hobbies. This is how she came to
hear the story.
My client
then helped her with batting and backing and gave me the quilt to finish. Knowing it is for a non-quilter, I did not
want to overwhelm her with dense custom quilting or the price thereof. I would have loved to do custom quilting, though. I settled for meandering with
the knowledge that she at least has a useable item to remember her mom by.
