My special cousin Freya had a birthday last week.  Here is her gift – a lap quilt, pieced from vintage chenille squares and assorted print squares from my stash, backed with part of a vintage chenille bedspread recently given to me from a thoughtful friend, with cotton batting inbetween and the quilt tied with embroidery floss at all the intersection of squares.

Freya is the mother of three boys – and so she has the girliest bedroom ever as a counterbalance!  Although this quilt is only lap sized, it looks lovely on the end of her bed.

The printed squares are courtesy of clever Jodie.  I added a little embroidery so Freya wouldn’t forget who made it!

Although I’ve made lots of these pieced blankets as baby gifts in the past, I’ve never considered them to be quilts.  But this one actually is – because there is batting in the middle and it’s been hand-tied.  I’m feeling quite pleased with myself!

And best of all, Freya really, really likes it!