A Quilt

Yes, those are little carrots!!

I used the lap quilt pattern from Amy Karol's book Bend the Rules Sewing It was so surprisingly easy! The funny thing is, I have two or three books just on quilting, and although I've made some of the smaller quilted projects from them, the thought of taking on an actual quilt seemed a bit overwhelming. I think the small size of this lap quilt made it seem much more doable for me. It's plenty big enough to snuggle up with, or to spread out on the floor to sit on while looking through books and that sort of thing. I love the instant shot of coziness it gives to the room, too. And no, I haven't finished the binding...I started a felt bird mobile, inspired by something I saw in a Japanese magazine. Those Japanese, I wonder where they get their amazing (and simple!) ideas.