Daughter's Quilt Complete!

So happy to report that I finally finished my daughter's quilt.  It's all washed and put away, ready to be wrapped up as a birthday present.  Here's some of the detail:

I also finished the robot.  He's been aptly named 'Robot'.

Tax numbers need a little prettying up to present to the accountant, but the data's all been entered which was the hard part.  So now I need something new to do. I'm itching to get started on the quilt commission I have, but I still need two more fabrics and I think I should take a small break from quilting.  I decided to attempt some socks.  I initially attempted to knit socks in February 2008 when I got to go to Seattle on travel.  There was a cute knitting shop right by the office tower I was visiting, and I spent an afternoon there before I had to go home.  The nice lady there helped me pick a pattern, pointed out what needles I'd need, and sold me some yarn.  She even helped me get the first sock started.

Nothing has been done on them since.

Tonight I'm breaking out the needles I bought four years ago and trying again.  Just a sample sock to start, made from electric blue sport yarn.  I'm working from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting Projects Illustrated, which is an outstanding tutorial and reference for total beginners like myself.  If all goes well, family may be finding a ball of socks or two under the Christmas tree next year.