While I'm still rearranging half-square triangles on my sewing table and in my head as I'm trying to fall asleep, I thought I'd post a recent finish.
These hexagons, begun a full two years ago, were fun to begin with, then got frustrating, then sat in a basket. I just couldn't rally my enthusiasm for them enough (or find the rest of the ones I'd cut) to make a decent-sized baby quilt until my sister called to see if I had any "girly" quilts in stock for a friend expecting her first grandchild. Turns out adding the white panels was just what this piece needed. The backing is one of my favorite lavender/pink/gray/white Kaffe Fassett prints, also used liberally on the front.
In retrospect I probably should have quilted the hexagons a bit more (they got a little poofy in places after washing), but I kind of like the contrast between them and the denseness of the straight lines. It is what it is, and it's in North Carolina now, hopefully snuggling with a week-old baby girl.
Of course, The Inspector had to put it through its paces before I could send it off. No quilt escapes his quality control test for nap-ability!
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
This would move along much faster...
...if I weren't so indecisive about the layout.
I thought I had something in mind, and then started moving things around -- which made me question my original design. It's never a good idea to second-guess myself, it only leads to more questions and more rearranging, and more questions, and more rearranging...
Ack!
I thought I had something in mind, and then started moving things around -- which made me question my original design. It's never a good idea to second-guess myself, it only leads to more questions and more rearranging, and more questions, and more rearranging...
Ack!
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Found my mojo!
It took a while, but I FINALLY found my quilt mojo! Turns out it was hibernating beneath the pile of UFO's in the corner of my kitchen, and it took a little spring cleaning (and a search for some lost hexagons) to uncover it.
You'd think it would have been a quilt-productive winter, what with the Polar Vortex and more snow than Chicago has seen in decades, but that wasn't the case. I swear I spent the past six months huddled under the down comforter with hot tea and Netflix, Archie snuggled somewhere close by for the extra body heat. On the upside, I'm up-to-date with "Mad Men," "Royal Pains," "Sherlock," "Parks and Recreation" and "The Tudors," and have relived the entirety of "Gray's Anatomy" and "30 Rock." On the downside, I have some serious catching up to do sewing-wise. Babies keep getting born, couples keep getting married, and folks are having monumental quilt-worthy birthdays.
I guess I have my aunt to thank for jump-starting the quilt mania that has ensued. By the way, I didn't make the deadline for her birthday quilt -- I realized that it wasn't worth the stress involved with trying to complete a quilt inside of a week. I sent a card, and her quilt will be waiting for her when she comes to visit in July. It's one for the FAIL column, but it's a little check mark, not a huge one.
Now I just have to find my blogging mojo. It has to be around here somewhere!
A sneak peek at the little quilt I just finished this morning
You'd think it would have been a quilt-productive winter, what with the Polar Vortex and more snow than Chicago has seen in decades, but that wasn't the case. I swear I spent the past six months huddled under the down comforter with hot tea and Netflix, Archie snuggled somewhere close by for the extra body heat. On the upside, I'm up-to-date with "Mad Men," "Royal Pains," "Sherlock," "Parks and Recreation" and "The Tudors," and have relived the entirety of "Gray's Anatomy" and "30 Rock." On the downside, I have some serious catching up to do sewing-wise. Babies keep getting born, couples keep getting married, and folks are having monumental quilt-worthy birthdays.
I guess I have my aunt to thank for jump-starting the quilt mania that has ensued. By the way, I didn't make the deadline for her birthday quilt -- I realized that it wasn't worth the stress involved with trying to complete a quilt inside of a week. I sent a card, and her quilt will be waiting for her when she comes to visit in July. It's one for the FAIL column, but it's a little check mark, not a huge one.
Now I just have to find my blogging mojo. It has to be around here somewhere!
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