It’s been snowing and blowing for the last day or so. We have about 8″ or so of new snow on the ground, but it looks like much more than that because of drifting. Lots of things to do today to get ready for our Christmas celebration, but I was so pleased to get this little lap quilt quilted last night, I wanted to share it today.
This is the BOM our quilt guild did this year. I changed out the last two blocks, as I found I was procrastinating on finishing this quilt because I really didn’t care for the last two blocks. (It takes me a long time to figure things out sometimes!) Such an easy solution: make two different blocks! Do you ever do that, get stalled on a quilt and don’t really know why? Lost interest, disappointed in how it’s coming out, just not enjoying the process?
These are all Asian-inspired fabrics I bought in a FQ sale last New Year’s Day for $1 each. Then I had no idea what I would do with them! A lot of the fabrics have shiny gold printed on them, so they aren’t something you could throw into any quilt.
Then I found I had nothing in my stash that would work for the sashings. I found this cinnamon-colored marbled fabric at a LQS on Tuesday, and I think it turned out to be a good choice. It wasn’t at all what I was envisioning, but luckily I took some blocks with me to “audition”. My only complaint about this cinnamon color is it’s hard to photograph the quilting!
I quilted it with wonky loose feathers in the sashings and border, and pretty much ditched the blocks. Time consuming, but I think it was the right choice. I can sneak in a little handwork time for the binding later on in the day.
Someone asked me about my camera this week (I think it was Luanne, but I could be wrong!). It’s a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20. Mine has the 12x optical zoom and 4x digital, for a possible total of 48x zoom, plus it has Image Stabilization. If you like taking pictures of birds, look for something with a super zoom on it. I’ve had mine for about three years, so it’s probably just about obsolete, and there are probably better choices out there now. This would give you something to compare with, however. On that note, I feel the need to throw in a bird photo. In the interest of color coordination, how about a Cinnamon Teal?
Have a fabulously wonderful Christmas Eve!
–Sue
The whole thing does look lovely and the cinnamon color works really well. And yes I’m stalled right now on my DH’s wolf quilt that I am attempting to machine quilt. In this case I’m just not happy with my work on it and it’s much harder than I thought it would be and there are some puckers that are showing up and well you get the idea. I just want everything to look perfect and it doesn’t. I really need to sit down with it this weekend and get it done! Then I can work on another project!!
Are we doing craft classes ever Wed. or everyother Wed. I have been ing copying off lots of patterns. I will also be bringing my sewing machine along again. I have a pillowcase to finish up yet. Also have my material for my Holly Goose Chase Christmas Quilt. I already warned Roger I will not have that done by the time we come back home. Of course I could stay at the Sandcastle till I got it done, like he said I would have to do when I made the wall hanging. See you soon, will leave the 12th. Eileen