In The Pink

(Thanks to Beth from Maine for the name)

So, those of you who have been with me for awhile were probably wondering what the heck I was up to with this little quilt  - I mean, I've been known to do a baby quilt on occasion - but usually they're more... "adult"; and pink and white? What's up with that?


Well, there's method to my madness actually; one of my girlfriends and her husband are about to give birth to their first child; a girl. And mommy (she doesn't read my blog as far as I know); when I told her I'd make her a baby quilt specifically requested pink and girly and floral.

As a rule, I don't do "floral". So I had fretted about this for quite some time.  I asked for input on the design, showing her examples and asking what she thought, and she unhelpfully declared "I trust you. I like your style so whatever you make will be perfect."

If you like my style my friend, why did you ask me for "pink", "girly" and "floral"?

But I digress.

  

Her due date is rapidly approaching, so having no more time to dither, I pulled my box of pink scraps and her paint swatch out, and did my best to be true to us both.

I'm pleased with the result and I only hope that she will be too - if not, I'm putting some other delightful goodies in the package (having had three sons, I never did get to inflict indulge my girly fantasies on a girl-child); so she'll have some other things to assauge her disappointment, should there be any.

These pictures were taken in the (very) early morning light so the colour is a bit off; but you get the idea.

What do you think gentle readers? Will it fill the brief?