January 22 - February 4, 2012
Not much change this week. Most recently I finished the top for
La Maison. I used 2.5 yards for this little quilt.
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| La Maison Quilt Top |
I had
really hoped to have it quilted by now, but several things have gotten in the way. Most notably, I came up with what I now realize is an insane quilting plan that will literally take me forever. OK, that's a slight exaggeration. I thought that quilting a stone walkway in the cream sashing would set off the 'garden' part of the quilt. My intention is to do this in the center of the quilt as well as each corner. I started with one of the corners...
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| Quilting a cobblestone path |
The quilting isn't particularly challenging, just very, very time consuming. It took me 45 minutes to do the first block - which is only about 6" big.
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| One corner down, 3 more to go |
It's exactly the look I was going for, so I know once I'm done, I'll be so pleased I spent the extra time on it. Until then, I'll probably dream about quilting stones in my dreams. So far, I've finished all of the corners and am now working on the center.
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| Backside of the quilt |
I also have big plans for the rest of the quilting. I just need to make sure I have enough energy after finishing this portion to continue working on it. Realistically I don't expect to finish this one for several weeks now.
I sure hope Mr. Quilting Bug lets me hang it in the sun room when I'm done! That's the only place in the house where it could possibly go and I don't want to fold this one away in a closet after this much effort. It will easily take me more than twice as long to quilt it as it did to piece it, but I keep reminding myself that it will be worth it!
So...
Purchased-this-week: 0 yards
Used-this-week: 2.5 yards
Purchased-to-date: 4.75 yards
Used-to-date: 16.25 yards
Net used: 11.5 yards
As usual, Sam has been keeping me company while I'm quilting. She's such a good egg.
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| Sam napping in the sewing room |
Until later...
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”
Proverbs 21:5 (ESV)
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That is amazing! You have a great talent! Can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteThe cobblestone quilting looks fabulous! Your La Maison was one of my favorites from the Parade.
ReplyDeleteNow how cool is that quilting?!!! Not sure I'm ready to give that one a try but will certainly remember it. Lol, Sam is so cute. My babies keep me company as well (if they can sit in my lap).
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