A friend wanted to borrow my basting pins, which inspired me to finish the quilting on the Rainbow Squares quilt.

Here’s the back.  It took me nearly 3 hours to decide on the backing fabric.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Talk about a ditherer.  I added a strip of leftover blocks (well, some leftover, and some made specially).

Luckily, I really like it, so that’s a relief.  I started to debate the binding also, then took myself in hand, pulled myself together and made a quick decision.  I cut a strip from a rainbow of plains, and made a rainbow binding.  I really like the colour contrast between the binding and the squares.

I love it all folded up and the colours on the edges.

I helped my friend baste her quilt.  Here it is, isn’t it pretty.  Bravely she is having a go at basting and quilting a quilt herself, the first few she made were sent to a quilter.  We took over the foyer at our church, and created quite some interest throughout the morning.  Spread the quilting word I say.  Despite a nasty sickness invading our house, I have also been making multi coloured play dough and working on the Storm at Sea quilt.

I started to lay it out and count how many blocks might be needed.  But then I realised how far it was to go.  And really, it’s a process quilt.  Something to enjoy working on, not to be finished in a hurry.  So I stopped thinking about how much is not done, and focussed on how fabulous the bits that are done look.  Love those colours still.