Boy Quilt.

We've had a sick week this week. A lazy week. A watch-too-much-tv week. A 'buy too much fabric online because you spent too much time on the computer and none doing the dishes' type week. We have those here sometimes. But this photo above makes me feel calm. Does it do the same to you? In a quick 5 minutes without rain, I ran out the back with my camera and a sheet to lay over the wet grass and got some quick photos before it started again.

This was going to be a tutorial about how I pieced this quilt together. But the photos of my sewing are half-dark and half-left on Tim's computer at work. Maybe another day. For this has been a week of letting go, letting the rain come as it will, of leaving some boxes un-checked, of wearing the same clothes 3 days in a row.

And then, coming inside to look at the photos, and forgetting the storm clouds and wet grass soaking the bottom of my last pair of pants. You would never know there was that whole world outside these calm, cheery colours. I hope they make the brand new little boy they're going to feel the same.

Today is my stop for the "Lets Get Acquainted" Blog Hop hosted by Plum and June. So normally I'd sign off there and go to bed (It's 11pm here) but I'll add a little extra for Hoppers. :)
Thank you for dropping in! I'm Jodi, I've been blogging for a year, making quilts for maybe a year or so longer than that. I love to chop and change between clothes and quilts, often feel like I could settle on one forever and then get restless. I'm slowly letting myself just make what I want and not feel like I have to specialise or fit in a box. 
I live in a little two bedroom cottage with my nerd husband, two young kids and eight chooks (actually, the chickens are outside). If my fabric addiction ever wears off, I'll go do academic history on 1950s America. 
This quilt is one of my drawstring play mats. I used Sarah Jane's Children at Play (I'm hanging out for her new Out to Sea line!), some some bits by Oliver & s, and pure linen sashing. I sell a pattern for the quilt in my Etsy shop. I was inspired for this quilt by the Zakka Style sew-along by LRStitched. 
Also blogging today on the Hop is Libby at Miss Beau Jangles. Head over to her blog for a great Bead Bag Tute!

Jodi. xx