Faithful

I’m going out of my comfort zone again, folks.  This time I’m working with a more traditional color and design pallet, from Minick and Simpson’s Polka-Dots and Paisleys collection.  You know what? It’s really lovely.

This is Faithful, the second quilt from Moda’s Frivol tins.

The reds, whites and blues work really well for this military family. I didn’t give those prints as much love as I should have!  They still won’t be my go-to fabric choice, but at least I won’t avoid them at all costs.

Einstein is trying to be a part of every quilt photo shoot…cutie.

The quilt finished at a tiny 26.5″ square post quilting so those little squares are pretty tiny.  Lots of cutting, stitching, ironing and trimming…

I used a red paisley from the collection for backing and a near solid for the binding, curtesy of the Fat Quarter Shop’s finishing kit.  Don’t you just love making small quilts and being able to finish them in a relatively short amount of time?!

I have to tell you how touched and thankful I am for your sweet comments on my Freedom Isn’t Free post.  We are so blessed by your support and kindness.

We enjoyed our two weeks of post-deployment free time, taking short day trips around our hometown and just spending time together (mostly eating – so much food…).

I’ll leave you with a few photos from our adventures.  Japan is an amazingly beautiful country.