Some near finishes here this Friday

I've had a productive few weeks over here,

mostly motivated by two babies who need their quilts

and a weekend retreat.

I spent last weekend with three UFOs and made good progress with them,

but I had the most fun with playing with these bright scraps from another retreater.

I'm not embarrassed to tell you I dug around in the common scrap bag

and found these beauties which will turn into some sort of mini quilt.

I used the shapes as I found them, having fun improvising.

Last week I also finished this I Spy quilt using 6.5 inch cut squares.

I added the piano key border from the bits too small for squares,

getting the quilt to about 42.5 by 57 inches.

That short last the newborn for a couple of years.

Here's a view of the back -- a fishbowl print I'd been saving for the right moment.

This stuff is 54 inches wide and I have enough for another toddler quilt.

After worrying about the quilting designs for too long,

I decided to go for wide matchstick quilting, 

or just plain straight line walking foot quilting.

I eyeballed the lines and kept them to a minimum because I want the quilt to be soft and cuddly.

I used about eight thread colours in 28 weight Aurifil

to both contrast and match with all the flying geese.

It measures 42 inches square and is bound with a dark grey Kona solid.

I just need to pull in a few threads and its ready for the baby across the street.

I'm linking up with other Friday finishers today at

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

and Crazy Mom Quilts.