Purple polka dot love

This quilt is for my nine year old daughter.  She requested a room filled with purple and we are almost ready to put it all together.  We have paint for the walls and a few decorations.  I knew I wanted to make her a new quilt, something a little more grown up.  I found the backing first and went from there.  It's a Ty Pennington print.  If you look closely you can tell where it is pieced.

 Let me tell you up front, this looks way different in person, the dots and flowers and such just aren't photographing well.

 I got this pattern from a Quilt's N' More magazine published in the fall.

 I did swirls on the polka dots and daisies on the flowers for quilting.  And a straight line across the squares.  I didn't want the quilting to really overwhelm the business that is already inherent in the fabric.  On the green I did some horizontal lines. 

 It fulfilled my need to put something together quickly and have something that will look good on her bed.  I have a plan to make some pillows or shams to go with the quilt.  I just haven't done it yet ;). 

Pink Lemonade

I started this quilt about four years ago.  I began collecting pink and yellow fat quarters.  I had intentions of giving it to my daughter when she got a big girl bed.  Well, it got pushed aside and the top lay finished while we moved and then for a few years after that.  Finally, I found a back that I liked and quilted it.  It's a bright and cheery quilt. I am sure the girls will use it on their beds.  It is a twin size.  The quilting is loops and flowers.

I used the spare blocks on the back.  I love doing this, it relieves any guilt I have about orphan blocks laying around.