This is #4 on my 4th quarter finish-a-long goals. When my husband and I first started dating, he may have been disappointed to discover that I was a BYU fan. BYU and Utah are pretty serious rivals. I specifically remember having to calm him down a bit during one conversation about the rivalry. (Those who know Brian may have a hard time imagining me calming him down.)
So I've had it on my mind to make him a quilt, and when I saw this pattern in the book Improvising Tradition by Alexandra Ledgerwood, I thought I'd better just do it, even if it did mean I'd have to buy UofU fabric. ;) I seriously thought about making the gray rows BYU blue rows. It would have been cute. But I am not so sure my husband would sit under it if I did that. :) I am giving the quilt to him for Christmas. Even though I bound it there on the couch with him by my side, it will still be a surprise. He didn't ask to see it and the back was facing up most of the time. So obviously he isn't too interested in quilts, but I am pretty sure he'll like this one. :)
I like this pattern because it isn't a loud "I am a college sport quilt!" quilt. The improvisational piecing was fun too. I quilted the light gray in some large wavy lines, and the dark gray in loops.
The back is some flannel that I got on a great sale at Connecting Threads. I wish I would have bought more. It feels soft and thick, so I think it will wear well.
On a side note, I have been very anxious today...not over anything horrible, just a few small things. I had a couple hours of sewing time and I just feel so much better. Quilting does that for me -- it calms me. It distracts me. It makes me happy. :)
I am linking up to Quilt Story's Fabric Tuesday
and to Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.
I am also linking up to the 2016 Finish-A-Long Q4 party at A Quilter's Table.
