To the Moon and Back

This year for Christmas, my mom asked for a quilt to hang above her bed.  She just painted the fireplace in her bedroom purple and she asked that the quilt say, "I love you to the moon and back." Armed with this LAMQG BOM pattern (that's Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild Block of the Month pattern for the uninitiated) I set out to piece some curves.

Some people hate piecing curves, but I actually love it. There's something magical about making these two opposing curves come together.

Here's my first block all laid out and ready for piecing!

Some sides of the block can be constructed open to make a sort of disappearing circles pattern.

When I got the quilt this far, I quilted the lyrics to Fly Me to the Moon in a blendy thread. The effect was perhaps a bit more subtle than I would usually go for, but I was going for a subtler look for this quilt.

Then I started some appliqué.

I made a big ole appliqué moon and then did some special quilting for a moon shadow.

I used some glittery black linen for the binding because I'm a big believer in the power of framing.

And here's the final front of the quilt! Apologies for the not amazing picture. Sometimes the best available lighting is overcast.

But here's a cuter closeup showing the little shark bites I took out of each bottom corner to follow the shape of the curved pieces.

I even contributed some celestial fabric from my stash for the backing. There's also a sleeve for hanging the quilt that is matched to the backing fabrics.

Here it is in its new home!

Merry MUCH belated Xmas, to my mom!