A few days into June and I have done more sewing than the five months of January through May combined!
This quilt top has been almost a year in production, only because I haven't been working on it ;-) I pieced all the pinwheel blocks at last year's retreat, and it would be nice to finish the quilt before this summer's upcoming retreat.
Once I got going on this project it wasn't so bad. I don't know why I kept putting it off. I did make a few mistakes in layout because I couldn't remember my baggie system and had to pull out the unsewing tool.
Here is a picture of the quilt top as it began to look like a peace sign. As with Feeling Groovy, I pieced the middle strip and then worked my way out. The hallway outside my sewing lab is just wide enough for this shot. Of course my design wall which should be used for this purpose is full of other WIPs.
No helpers were available for a photo shoot, so I didn't get a decent picture of the entire quilt top, but I am happy to say it does look like a peace sign. Now to piece the backing....
I love the colors you used - with those aqua dots! I had to laugh at your forgetting your baggie system - I do that way too often. I come up with a great plan, and then forget exactly what the plan was for a bit when I go to use it.
ReplyDeleteDo I even have to tell you how much I love this? Can't wait to see it finished!
ReplyDeleteYou know how I love ALL of your quilts, but this design of yours has ALWAYS been a favorite of mine. I can't wait to see it all completed. And I can't wait for you to help me pick out fabrics while at retreat so I can attempt to make one myself ;-)
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to do some sewing! The quilt is very nice! And I just love that "unsewing tool"
ReplyDeleteThat made me smile...the design wall is too full to put up the project you are working on today! I can relate...
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I feel like I've done more sewing in this past week than I have in a LONG time, too. Glad you're getting your mojo back (I hope). Can't wait to see ya in July!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in your quilts. Advice from a "senior" -- enjoy your teenager. She will be grown before you know it.
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