Patchwork Wedding Quilt

As mentioned in previous posts (here and here), I have been slowly plodding away at a patchwork quilt as a wedding gift for two of my friends who got married in June. I am happy to share the news that I have finally, finally finished!

Belated present hoping for a grace period - note the Christmas tree in the background

This was my first quilt, and even though I was inexperienced I don't like working with patterns and wanted to see if I could do without. The fact that it was just patchwork squares made it really straightforward. For the filling, I found some fleece material at my new favorite craft supply store, Scrap, here in DC. They have all sorts of secondhand supplies, which gives it the double benefit of being super-cheap plus cutting down on waste, a big plus in my book. Here's a view with somewhat better lighting:

Reverse

Since I don't really know proper quilting technique, I was afraid to sew across the surface to hold everything in place. Instead, I decided to finally use one of the fancy stitch settings on my sewing machine to accessorize the blank blue squares, which also sewed the two sides together. 

Pleased with the stitch!

After more than six months of delay, I was so happy to finally hand deliver the quilt to my dear, understanding friends.