Take two...

My former co-worker welcomed her first grandbaby last November. I made a quilt for him, and it sat in a gift box, patiently awaiting our next lunch, which, due to her taking a new job in the suburbs far, far away and my pretty much never leaving the city limits, didn't happen.

The box -- complete with its reminder to mail it to her stuck to the front -- got shuffled around, then put away, then forgotten...until I was invited to a baby shower for another friend this summer. Instead of breaking my neck to create another quilt in a tight time frame (because you know I love to wait until the last minute), I dug out the gift boxed quilt and wrapped it up (and yes, I remembered to take the sticky note off the front...but forgot to take a picture of it, sorry). It was a change of pace for me, not trying to stitch the binding down and dry my hair at the same time so I wouldn't be late for the event. Quite liberating, actually, though I did feel a tiny bit guilty about giving it away to someone else.

Anyway...Friday, I got an e-mail:  "Coming into the city next week! Can we still get lunch?"

Uh-oh.

I made this on Saturday from some fun half-yards, fat quarters and marbles I've had since my early days of quilting. It felt good to use them up (stash busting!), good to get something else done (in an afternoon, no less!), and even better not to be panicked about it.

"Take Two,"  40" x 48"

Miscellaneous prints + marbles + Jan Mullen handwoven backing

So "Take Two" is all wrapped up and ready to go. I just hope lunch doesn't get cancelled!