Mod Rainbow

With no toddlers to entertain on my four-hour flight to Colorado, I was free to relax, listen to music, and stitch some binding.  By the time I went to bed on Friday, my sister-in-law’s quilt was finished.

She has been a great friend, awesome aunt, and is generally way overdue for a quilt of her own (not to mention graduating from medical school and having a birthday recently…).  When I asked her what colors she wanted in her quilt, she said, “rainbow!”  I assure you, she wasn’t kidding.

Obvious to the quilting folks, this is the Mod Sampler Quilt from Oh, Fransson, which I’ve been meaning to do.  The cutting instructions were insanely well-organized, so I was able to whip through the blocks in no time. (I also strongly recommend her writeups on color basics and choosing fabric, good food for thought even if you aren’t making this exact pattern.)  Sashing always seems to give me a headache, but is worth it in the end.  I put off the basting and quilting for a while, but once I got my foot fixed, it was a breeze.  I did my favorite loopy stipple, and it went super fast.

As a first-year medical intern, my sister-in-law has virtually no days off, so it may be another two weeks or so before I can get this into her hands.  But she said she wanted to see pictures, so here they are.  Rachel, I hope you like it!

And, yes, I hung another quilt from the swingset just to get a good picture.  I haven’t the faintest idea what I’ll do once it snows!