I love my Dad, and because of this, I have learned to also love his ADHD (which he claims he does not have #incorrect). And so, I wanted to make him a lap quilt to snuggle under that would occupy ALL of his head. So I just made it up. It is kind of a sampler--- tons of different kinds of blocks, scrappy bits, panels--- most made by me and some recycled in (including one of the porch blocks!)--- all tetris-ed together into a semi-cohesive whole, quilted with a bunch of different designs (both free-motion and straight line), backed with pieced flannels of grey and yellow (with a cool strip intersecting which echoes the border and binding), and then bound. Whew! It was a ton of work to put this all together, and is the result of months of plugging away at little bits and bobs.
The last picture in the gallery above is a pic he sent of him enjoying the quilt, so I guess we will call it a win! :) As I said when I gave it to him, I have never spent so much time on what ended up being a ribbing-type joke about his ADHD. But I am glad I did it and get it finished--- it is maybe not the most beautiful design, but I love it both for its origin story and because he seems to appreciate it too (despite the ribbing).