Summer Fun

I finished the stacked coins quilt for my brother’s niece, and I have to say, I’m pretty happy with it.

Truth be told, I actually wasn’t thrilled when I gave him the choice of several different Moda charm packs and he selected the Summer Fun line.  For whatever reason, it’s just not my style. Not sure if it’s the prints in particular or if I’m just not digging the primary colors, but I didn’t love it.  It also doesn’t really say “baby girl” to me, but hey, it’s his quilt.

Once it started coming together, though, it grew on me.  The white sashing (a bleached muslin from Joann’s) helps give the colors some breathing room.  They still give a very summery, picnic-y vibe, but it’s maybe a little less kitchy.

And I really started to love it when the backing and binding came together.  I love the playful, swirly-ness of the backing (and the fact that it’s kind of busy and hides some of my quilting sins), and there’s something about the red binding with tiny polka dots that just makes me happy.

All that remains is to sew on a label and stick it in the mail.  The envelope is ready and the postage is printed.  Off it goes tomorrow.