I think that my backyard has been influencing my color choices lately. Here's the finished quilt that I'm mailing out to my swap partner for the Doll Quilt Swap III. At first I wasn't sure what I'd make for this swap, but then I remembered that I have been wanting to try my hand at the Bento Box pattern. I scaled it down 50% and used a total of eighteen fabrics for the front and binding plus another fabric for the backing - all from the stash. There are batiks, Kaffe Fassett, Heather Bailey and a few quilting stand-bys such as the dimples print by Andover. Hopefully she likes it and isn't too disappointed that I've managed my time so poorly.
Here's the entire pattern. Since it was with a lot of "busy" fabrics I kept the quilting very simple - diagonal going one way for half and then the remainder at a 90 degree angle. I did use a variegated quilting thread for some extra interest. This is a very fun pattern and so very easy. I'll definitely be making another one soon.
