The back is minky. The quilt width was wider than the minky so I managed to join an extra strip of another colour down the side. I thought the nap might then go in different directions but it seems fine. It did make a slightly bulky seam to quilt over. My daughter is particularly happy with the minky. Like me she is very tactile and the minky reminds her of a cuddly she had as a child.
As with other quilts I have used an old doily as a quilt label. This one came from my husband's family. I love the white on white elegant grape leaves. It had a couple of very small holes so perfect for re-use as a quilt label
It helps that making this quilt has coincided with a very quiet time as I finish up at one job, take some leave and get ready for a new job in a new county.
We're moving to Perth. We've lived in Australia twice before, in Sydney and Melbourne. But Perth is a new city for us and one we're really looking forward to.
So Scrappy Trip in Lime and Lilac will be part of my daughters move from one stage of our life to the next, and the fabrics will carry special memories of people and places we love.
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