French Botanical Field Trip

French Botanicals Quilt

I finished my mom's French Botanical Quilt last week and decided to take it with me on a little field trip this past weekend. We went to northwestern Michigan where my husbands family has a home. It is absolutely beautiful up there.

Golfing

It was a weekend of golfing...

Apples

apple eating...

Local Eats

local dining...

Crystal Lake

and just taking in the amazing fall colors.

It was my longest trip away from my kids (2 nights), which I guess is kind of sad when you think about it considering my daughter is 4! And although I was in desperate need of a mommy break, I was really itching to get home to them by Sunday and felt a lot of relief when we pulled into the driveway. We are lucky to have the grandparents only a couple of miles away to watch them.

French Botanicals Detail

But back to the quilt! As I mentioned before, this decorative quilt is for my mom's birthday. The focal point in the center of each square is a french botanical print from Japan. My mom is a quilter and has a lot of quilts. I wanted to make her something that was my style - to make it a more personal gift from me. And also I wanted to make her something that she wouldn't necessarily just make herself. I chose several prints from my stash that coordinated, but were not part of a single collection. I think that makes the quilt more unique.

French Botanicals Quilt Back

The back is Kona Snow with a strip of the french botanical print framed by prints used in the front. The binding is Kona Espresso or Chocolate...I wish I marked these when I bought them! It measures about 38" square and is quilted free motion.

The quilt will be off to my mom later today along with a few other goodies. I hope you like it mom!

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