A Blast from the Past . . . . .

I made this quilt top 5 years ago . . .

You can read about it here.

But I wasn't sure how to quilt it.

Quite a bit of unsolved emotion here.

I have left it languishing for these past years.

And now, I have an opportunity to have a private master class.

Long arm quilting with a great talent.

I need to bring a top . . . . . 

I took this out and looked at it and thought,

"Yes, now is the time."

 

So, I FINALLY pieced the back.

 

The idea of finally quilting this top is having a good effect on me.

I was feeling like I had lost my MOJO.

It happens from time to time for me.

Sometimes you need a bit of shove to get back on track.

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Here is my postage stamp quilt blocks.

I decided to jump on the bandwagon with others

in my guild. 

 Helen, Kim, Earamichia . . . . the list goes on!

Instead of doing it charm like,

I decided to make 16 patch blocks.

My cousin's wife had a quilt made by 

her grandmother that inspires mine.

And here is a peek at what I sometimes do on the side!

I was so lucky to be asked to officate

at a friend's wedding.  My daughter was also a bridesmaid.

It was one of the best weddings I have been involved with, 

so much love and community.

They did everything themselves which made it so special.

 

 They are the cutest couple!

on another note . . .  

tonight I am watching one of my favorite movies . . . . 

The Scarlet Pimpernel.

1982.

Anthony Andrews, Jame Seymour and Ian McKellen.

Swoon worthy indeed.  Hehe.

A Resolution of Sorts . . .

Happy New Year . . .

a few days late.

I'm not one to make resolutions,

I always feel I'm setting myself up for failure.

If it's something I want to do or change,

I should just do it right?  No matter what day of the year it is.

So this year I decided that I am going to finish the tops that I have knocking around.

There are six or seven, and I have decided that I will try to

finish one top for every new project I start.

It sounds confining at first, but really it's about balance.

So here is the first top I have finished this year!

Ha!  I love when  you can say that 6 days into the year.

I started this quilt 6 years ago and lost steam

pretty quickly.

Then a friend gave me this great fabric.

She was cleaning out and gave me lots of great fabric actually.

So this is the first of many of her cast offs you will see.

Seeing this fabric inspired me to finish this quilt.

Also, I have the perfect person to give it to.

He is someone who has helped me greatly over the past year,

and I want him to know how much I appreciate it.

Yesterday, I was in the city for a quilty event.

I got to see lots of lovely women, we laughed, we hugged,

we enjoyed each other's company imensely!

My friend Chris showed some blocks she was working on.

Orange, yellow and navy blues.  

I loved the way the colors worked together.

It reminded me of a "Goldfish" quilt I wanted to make,

and have been collecting fabrics for for the last few years.

So when I went to the City Quilter and saw

this blue lobster in a fat quarter pack, I just knew I had to have it.

And so maybe this will be my "new project"

before my next "old" top.

The other fabrics just jumped in my arms.

You know how that goes . . . 

So are you a resolution maker or not?