Finished at last!

A couple of months ago I finished sewing a rag quilt for my almost five month old grandson but I procrastinated about doing the washing and drying part to completely finish off it so made sure I got that done today as I am sending up a box of goodies up on the bus to my grandchildren in the Outback this week. They won't be visiting for Christmas so it will be a quiet one here.

You wouldn't believe the trouble I had trying to take a decent photo of this quilt for some reason. I tried hanging it on the clothesline like so many quilters do but the sun was in the wrong place. Then there were the weeds and the CEO's bits and pieces in the background so I gave up with that idea.

So I will just have to make do with the photos I have. LOL!

I wanted to use up the flannelette I had left over from other projects so did that even though I could have had a better backing with a couple more colours. I am no quilter so can never get everything to match up on the back. That's why I like the raggy look on the front as it covers up all my mistakes...more or less.

I actually bought this fabrics a few years ago to make a quilt for my almost three year old grandson but his mum had just made curtains for his room in different colours....





...so I used the same fabric.





These were the ones I made for the girls several years ago. So now they all have one of their own.

If you are intending to sew one of these quilts the Rag Quilt Snips are just so helpful as it is hard work cutting all those seams and your hands do get tired.

Hopefully this little fellow will like his new rag quilt. It is a very light one which might come in handy when he is having a snooze as the evaporative coolers can make it a bit cool inside at times. It is 40C to 42C where he lives at the moment so I daresay everyone will be staying indoors during the hottest part of the day.

There were some really dangerous storms around during the weekend and I hope everyone coped with it alright. I was pleased to read Rhonda's blog post today as I had been worried about her and Hanno as the storm hit her little township. However, even though they did sustain some damage around the yard,  the house is okay and nobody was hurt so that was good news. I believe there is snow falling in the Northern Hemisphere in places that rarely see snow so it seems that the weather is a little crazy at the moment. I hope everything is okay where you live.