His Team Quilt - Q4 Finish

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.