That is absolutely adorable, WWW, well done you!!!

I usually cut all my own - no precuts for two reasons: One, they are more expensive, and two i have enough trouble with fabric which is not cut straight when I buy it in the first place 

Quilts I would do again? I can see myself doing any of the designs I have attempted so far at least once more; having said that, there are soooo many that I still want to try  that I think I may never get around to doing anything more than once!

At the moment I love doing HSTs, but who knows what will be my next love?

L

It’s a bit wonky (see how I used a technical term there?) but dear daughter likes it so, good enough. Tomorrow to sandwich it all. Wish me luck!


Awful photo, will try to take a. Enter one tomorrow when I sandwich

God, i have only just seen this and i am MADLY in love with it - so much so, that I am trying to think of a little boy who would like it, just to have the excuse to try and make it!

Some good ideas there, thank you ladies. I have spent the better part of yesterday afternoon getting my mathematical calculations TOTALLY WRONG 
I was actually reaching the conclusion that @Lowena's idea was the best one, but I would really like to use the fabric I  bought for the backing, as my daughter loves it.
I think I might have found a solution, but will not know until I try to put it together...more on this anon.

...and grew, and grew! Hi my lovelies, I have not been about for a while, life just got in the way of living, as it has a habit of doing - work, work, work, and my poor youngest daughter has not been well for a while. Anyway, less of the gloom. Over the last three months, i have been working on a hst quilt, inspired on the Beacon of hope pattern, and using up bits and bobs, you could say it is partially a scrappy quilt (I did have to buy the background colour and the backing)
Thing is, this started as an exercise to practise my hsts, right? A little lap quilt, right? Not right. My daughter (youngest) saw what I was doing and said "Oh this is finally MY quilt, isn't it? What can you say? So I thought, well a big cuddle quilt will be nice, and I grew the pattern a bit. But my idea made it a big big for a lap/cuddle and a bit small for her double bed ...sooooo

Not yet finished, but I have done the top - comes in at 89 inches square, fits her small double nicely - but, now my backing fabric is too small - bought before the growth spurt - and is no longer available. I am debating in making frames with the purple fabric so that the back is sort of windows - if that makes sense. Whatcha all think?

Will attach photos in a minute - techy probs

That is BEAUTIFUL. I think a sash and binding in purple would be gorgeous!

Lx

To tell the truth, @Diane i don’t tend to label my quilts beyond a ‘made by hand with love’ tag when I remember. But - I do think it’s a good thing to do to label them. Memories fade, and it’s good to remember who made you a gift and when. Plus - you might end up with commissions from impressed randoms.

There is another good reason to tag things. I know we don't see our quilts as precious heirlooms, but there is a chance that a future generation might like to know where the quilt came from. One of my mother's most treasured possessions are two quilts which were made by her grandmother and great aunts over one hundred years ago. There are no labels on those, but we are lucky to know where they came from. One is a baby quilt and it has been used for all the grandchildren right up to my children, for nap time at grandma's. I doubt I will be able to do the same for my grandchildren, if I ever have them, as these quilts are now quite fragile.
So yes, I think adding a label is a nice gesture.