Originally Posted by Monale

I finished the lap quilt for my friend with a brain tumour last night, washed it and and brought it over this morning. She was very touched and said that so far, she was using a fleece blanket which, although warm and cuddly, is in depressing grey. This quilt has bright colours to cheer her up, and as bird lover she was especially thrilled to find owls on it

As I am on a budget, I pieced the back from a vintage bedsheet and some feed-sack fabric my mom gave me (guess she had it from her mom). Not the most beautiful back, but it does the job!