Getting Started: A Quilt for Harvey

I have been wanting to try my hand at quilting for quite some time now.  We have so many blankets around the here though that it did not seem like a good use of my spare fabric.  However, once the warmer weather arrived (and then left), I realized that I do not have a spring/summer cover for our middle son's bed.  Because he already sleeps in long sleeves, long pants, and socks, his down comforter is hardly appropriate for our sweltering summers.

I am still in the cutting portion of the process--and will be there for quite some time--as I have over four hundred squares to cut!  I have most of the fabric that I will be using in my stash already.  I chose mostly prints with shades of green, yellow, and blue inspired by our time spent in the garden.  I am on the lookout for small amount of brown to add (maybe a chicken print).

I have hesitated to quilt because it seemingly requires such attention to detail, and, errr..., this is simply not one of my strengths.  I have been paying pretty close attention to my measurements as I cut, and even still, my squares are varying sizes.  I am forging onward though and hoping for the best.