crafty swap

awhile back, a knitting friend of mine and i made a casual swap agreement–a pair of socks for a throw-sized quilt. i received the socks a few weeks ago and i loooove them.  they are really comfortable and easy to wear and great colors (the photo below doesn’t do the lime green justice).

she even made a matching pair for the happy baby (sorry, no photo available of those right now….too bad because they are super cute). today, i delivered her quilt–my first big project finish since becoming a mom.  woo hoo!

i learned a few things about spray basting with this quilt and it’s got a few imperfections, but then again, don’t we all?

as much as i like the front (which was mostly a stash quilt.  i think i bought two of the prints and two solids and the rest was from my stash.  woo hoo again!) i think the back is my favorite (and no, this wasn’t from my stash).  it’s a whole-cloth back (no visible piecing) of this fantastic stripe.  i actually quilted it from the back side so that i had straight lines to follow (again… a learning experience.  there were positives and negatives to that technique) and i might have to make myself a striped-back quilt now.  i also love the brown binding.  i don’t think i could have a dark-bound quilt at my house (white furry kitties) so i was thrilled to be able to make one for her.  i think the brown really makes the whole thing pop.

(again, the lime green in the bird print looks a little faded here.  i guess it’s just kind of a washed-out day.)

i delivered it to her tonight and she loves it and i love my socks and we both think we got the better end of the deal, so i think it was a successful swap!