Zig Zag - Finished!

I'm happy to report that I'm all done with the quilt I'm making for my coworker!  This has to be one of my fasted finishes ever!  I started this quilt on 11/14 and finished the binding on 12/4.  My co-worker is supposed to be coming to the office on Wednesday this week and I can't wait to give this to her!  It has been hard to decide what to write on the label.  (it's not on yet).  I looked for inspirational quotes and words of encouragement.  What I'm thinking is "Something special for someone special".  Simple and true!   

This is the second time I made this pattern.  The first was in 2012 for my friend's son. I didn't realize that this was originally from Crazy Mom Quilt's tutorial in 2009!  Her style really speaks to me!

Quilt in a day!

As a quilter, it is very common for me to hear news and have the reaction, "I should make a quilt!"  Whether someone is pregnant or not doing well, I always want to make a quilt.  The problem is that there isn't enough time to make all the quilt I would like to make.  =(

One of my co-workers is fighting cancer and I wanted to make her something to comfort her through her treatments and recovery time.  I picked a simple pattern and recruited my friends to help out.  Heather did all of the cutting and helped sew the rows together.  Kimberly and Bethney helped with the pressing.  I sewed, sewed, sewed.  We started yesterday around 2ish and finished around 10 pm! (We did take a break for crockpot shredded chicken tacos- yum!)

I love the way it turned out.  The fabrics are all from my stash.  We didn't use a pattern (but should have!).  I made a version of this quilt several years ago and read a tutorial at that time.  Yesterday, after a few hiccups at the start, I was thinking-- why didn't I revisit that tutorial!!! =O  All's well that ends well.

This picture is a little washed out.  Once it is quilted, I'll get some better photos.  I'm thinking of using minky for the backing fabric.  Hopefully I will have this finished up as quickly as the top went together.

xoxo