My mom's NICU quilts ready to be bound

I am on my way to my mom's place to take care of some business and later have dinner with her.  When I went down to the quilting studio, I remembered that I have two NICU quilts of hers that need to be quilted, as the drop off is this Sunday.  She only gave them to me Monday evening, so it's a good thing that I actually got it quilted this quickly.  It's actually a miracle considering everything I am juggling.  Not that I am complaining, as I like being busy.  It's just that sometimes it gets hectic!

Here is the first quilt she made.  This quilt was a result of us going on a shop hop a while back.  Each store gave out a small packet with enough fabric to make the one block.  By the time you visited all the 12 shops, you had enough blocks to make a quilt top.  It was nice seeing all the different layouts each of the shops had using the blocks.

The block that was handed out to everyone was the one on the top left hand corner, and I gave my mom mine, so the one on the bottom right is also from the same store.  When my mom was trying to figure out what to do with two blocks, I told her to make two more and she would have a NICU quilt.  She liked that idea, so asked me to help her find some fabric to go with the first two blocks.  This is what we came up with.  I quilted it with a stippling in a medium blue.

The second NICU quilt is basically the same situation.  The block that was handed out to everyone was the one on the top left hand corner, and I gave my mom mine, so the one on the bottom right is also from the same store.  This time though, instead of matching the colours, I decided to choose a contrasting colour from the other side of the colour wheel.  I think it turned out nice!!  In person the colours are a bit brighter.  The lighting downstairs on this cloudy, rainy day, tends to dull the colours.

So now I have to get these to my mom for her to bind them in time for Sunday morning delivery.  It will be a tight feat, as she is also coming tomorrow to the quilt show in Waterloo.....lol.  Nothing like leaving it to the last minute....lol!  We're going to the quilt show in the morning, so she will have all afternoon to do them and they are only NICU size, so she will be able to whip it up quickly.

Take care everyone.  Enjoy your upcoming weekend.