Work in progress

So, while my best friend is in China, collecting the wee one she's adopting, i've gone into "Aunt Suzanne" mode, and started working on a play mat for the kiddo (Mom decided she'd rather have a plunk-the-kid-on-the-floor mat than a cover, since she's already up to her eyeballs in blankets...).

I carved up five thrifted receiving blankets - four were actually a set, and the fifth just happened to have nearly the same colors.  It was supposed to be bigger, but i wasn't terribly thorough about working out the geometry first, and i ran out of the solid.  Sashing will make up some of the difference, and if i'm really lucky, i'll be able to match that blue:

I love the critter prints, too.  Obviously, it's still in need of some serious pressing, and the sashing will change the look of course.  I adapted the pattern from a quilted sewing machine cover i saw online somewhere.  The "batting" is likely to be cut from an old wool blanket i'm recycling.