Five quilts in nine days… well almost
It was ridiculous of me to think I could have finished everything, I mean five quilts in nine days? I was on a mission to be sure and ready to take up the challenge. To be fair, two of the quilts (Arbor Lane and the School House) were in their final stages of completion and since have been taken to my long arm quilter along with one of the Sage Garden Patch quilts I made here. So, in a way that doesn’t make it sound like I’m cheating, I finished off the assembly of two quilt tops, put two entirely new quilts together and have one nearly across the finish line.
“I kept complaining that although I have made a few quilts, I really hadn’t kept any for myself.”
Just in case you were wondering and hadn’t read any of my previous posts, I have been suffering from separation anxiety regarding the quilts I’ve made. It might have something to do with the fact that every time one of the children stops in for a visit, I end up one quilt lighter . Three out of seven children have a quilt made by me or by my wife and me. We’ve come to the conclusion that we should just make one for each and call it done. This means of course, we still have four other quilts to make and give away which is tough to do when you want to stock pile quilts for your own personal use and enjoyment. Trying to complete five quilts in so short amount of time isn’t anything that I’ve done before. I have to say that nine days ago when I started this I wouldn’t have believed I would have accomplished this much.
My vacation is over and I am back to work again. I will most likely finish the fifth and final quilt tonight as I have already started to sew the strips together. To be honest, three of the quilts are of the same pattern, with only varied fabric selections to make them look different. I chose to make a few for its beautiful, yet simplistic style and each quilt only calls for three colors. Having never assembled a quilt the way this one goes together, I also wanted ample practice getting those points together with minimal space between or losing them to the border. All three turned out far better than my expectations!!
So, what are you making? What goals have you set for yourself this summer?
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