The One-Day Quilt

When I say it's a one-day quilt I mean it in two different ways.

I always wanted to make a French Braid quilt "one day"... One day I will get around to it... you know what I mean?

Well, I've just had that day (well day and a half really, as I didn't sit and sew and cut and iron for the entire time)... Here are pieces from a "Berry Bliss" Bali Pop (it's like a jelly roll, that is, it's 40 2 1/2 inch strips of fabric cut across the full width bolt - these are batik fabrics).

That's the Blue Willow rainbow ruler I used with their pattern for making the quilt.

Here are my pieces all divided into little piles.

Ooh, aren't these strips looking nice.

As I sew, I am seeing a real sea-theme. I think I would like to see this quilted with seaweeds.

And here's a close-up of the fabrics...

And here is my finished quilt top. OMG!! It's gorgeous!!

It could be more masculine, or you could keep it for yourself like I will....

I can't believe it really, here I am thinking I will have seaweeds quilted on it.. and there are anchors, shells, seahorses and turtles in the border print!

I still can't believe it, I made the entire quilt top in (almost) one day...

Now that's a one-day quilt!!!