. . . i actually finished something . . .

. . . it's been a couple (read:3+) of months

since i pieced this quilt top . . .

. . . but, i got it back from the quilter . . .

. . . and i finally put in the last few

(read:several hundred)

stitches by hand . . .

. . . including

(my favorite)

brown/yellow polka dot SCALLOPED binding . . .

. . . my first attempt ever . . .

. . . and i really like it . . .

. . . i also managed to

misspell kerry's name on the label . . .

. . . sorry kerry! . . .

. . . still love the little birdies . . .

. . . in yellow . . .

. . . and blue . . .

. . . see that strip across the bottom? . . .

. . . it's a sleeve . . .

(we wouldn't want a sleeveless quilt, now ~ would we?)

. . . it holds a wooden slat to help the quilt hang flat . . .

. . . you can't see it, but there's one at the top, too . . .

. . . but, enough about the back . . .

(can you tell i tried to use up every single scrap?)

. . . here's the front . . .

. . . and can we talk about

how windy it is this afternoon? . . .

. . . most of my photos looked like this one . . .