Today's post is brought to you by...

...the letter 'L'.

But I'm getting a little ahead of myself.   I had made small quilts/play mats for my two nieces in Australia back in July, each with their initial (A and E).  Sadly, I was in such a rush to get the quilts done and to pack that I completely forgot to take any photos.  I really have to ask my sibs to send me some.  

Anyway, I recently made another small quilt for my nephew (son of The Boy's little brother and his wife).  This time I got wise and took some photos as I went along.  That was partly to document the process and partly to work on my photography skills.  The mad photography skillz that I've seen on other crafting/quilting blogs blow mine completely out of the water but I know we all have to start somewhere. 

But back to the quilt.  What started as this:

Soon became this:

Which, in its entirety looks like this:

The front

And also like this:

The back

As you can see, I ran out of the pale blue Kona and had to add a strip of white Kona to make the backing.  I like the two tones and the strip of colour, myself.  The photo's don't really do the colours justice (which is why I need to practice!) and I really should become better friends with my iron.

The Boy picked up a few books for little L at the comic book store to send out with the quilt.  Hopefully the little guy (and his parents!) will like it and I really hope L gets good use out of it.  I like to think that the quilts I make for little people are being dragged around and loved, curled up under and worn as capes.  The more they're scrunched, the softer they get, and who doesn't love a nice, soft quilt?

This could be madness...

...but I'm going to try posting daily on both of my blogs during the month of October as part of Blogtoberfest.

This could get...interesting but I'm going to do my best.  Naturally, the posts here will be dedicated to all things crafty - what I'm working on, what I've finished, what I wish I was working on, what I wish I had finished.  I have a few things in progress and in the pipeline so I'm thinking I have enough to keep me posting throughout the month.

If I counted this post as post number one for the month, I think that might be cheating.  So - my official first post for Blogtoberfest will be coming later in the day.  Wish me luck and check back often!

P.S.  If you're feeling motivated, or if you have a lot to say/show, why not join in the fun?  Go visit TinnieGirl for the details and the awesome button :)