Brown Sampler - Q4 Finish

This is #3 on my 4th quarter finish-a-long goals.  I forgot to take a picture of this quilt before I gave it away for Christmas.  Darnit.  I'm glad I at least took this one, even if it is in my messy hallway.  :)  I gifted this to my sister-in-law and her family.  I had a few finished tops that I showed my husband and asked which he thought we should give them. He chose this one.  I hope they like it -- I think it will have some appeal to the 5 men/boys in her family.    And at the least, I hope it keeps them nice and warm.  :)

The blocks from this quilt are from a BOM class I go to at a local quilt shop.  As is the case with most of my samplers, I like the quilt, but it's not one I would have made outside of a BOM class.  I got the idea for the layout from the book "Shape Workshop for Quilters," specifically the quilt "Cub Crawler Baby Quilt" by John Q. Adams.  As Christmas day was sneaking up on me, I decided that rather than quilt (and wrestle) this one on my little machine, I would have a long arm quilter do it.  It turned out nicely.  I bound it in the darkest brown fabric in the quilt.

I also wanted to show off this pillow that I made -- we have these amazing neighbors.  They are a young couple, and my son and his twin buddies go over to their house all the time.  This kind couple has taken them sledding, on errands, made and delivered cookies with them, and really are amazing. Tanner told me they are BYU fans, so I made them this pillow.  

I am linking up to the 2016 Finish-A-Long Q4 party at A Quilter's Table.