A new pattern - Twist and Shout

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In the nick of time for August - here's Twist and Shout.

I finished quilting it yesterday. Sadly, not at all my best quilting job (even by my admittedly low standards, this one is particularly bad. I guess I should baste my quilts more carefully.)

However, I love the pattern. I actually helped my mom a fair bit with this make, I think I made the first half of the quilt, and she finished it up. It goes so quickly! The blocks are a modified rail-fence/snowball, and both are very easy to construct.

This particular quilt is heading to a little baby boy (not yet born, both me and my mom should be astounded at our lack of procrastination!) Again, baby quilts are such a great make! They are a lovely and meaningful present, and also a quick way to try a pattern out.

WIP Wednesday - Twist and Shout

Eeeks, time just flies by in summer. I can't believe it's been a month.

Basting in progress

So, at the start of August, I gave my mom a new pattern to test out. She gave me the finished quilt top a couple of days ago, and I'm currently in the process of quilting it.

Twist and Shout - as I've named this new pattern - is based off a Moroccan tile (again!). I'm reasonably sure this is the easiest pattern I've ever designed. I'm hoping to have it complete and published this Friday, but worst case - next Friday. (I'm off to New York for an extended weekend, so not much work will get done in that time, I'm afraid!)

Before I publish it though, I need to quilt it, and as you can see, I have a helper. Or rather, the exact opposite of a helper. It's adorable when Biscuit jumps up on my sewing table to keep me company, but less adorable that she lies right on top of the quilt I'm working on.

Nah, she's just too adorable. Also, I should clean this space.