Hi! Ariel and I are going to soak up the last days of summer by taking a hiatus from this blog for a month or so. You can still follow us at Queen City Stitcher and Chronicles of a Reluctant Housewife, if we decide posting isn't unbearable in the heat.
See you in the fall!
August 12, 2013
August 8, 2013
Packed away
This time last year I wrote about the B*tch Block. The first block of my first quilt.
How excited and inspired and motivated was I back then? In two weeks I would find out that my life would forever change.
Today I packed away the squares I cut two weeks ago. They sat untouched for too long, mocking me. I have no idea when, or if, I will get back to them. It is one of the many parts of me that are being packed away for awhile. I think that is the hardest part (after the sleep deprivation), temporarily losing the things that made me, me.
I no longer have time to write, or run, or quilt, or practice yoga, or even dry my hair.
I will try to keep writing here, but it will not be about my own quilting adventure for awhile yet. I may have been too ambitious to think I could return so soon.
How excited and inspired and motivated was I back then? In two weeks I would find out that my life would forever change.
Today I packed away the squares I cut two weeks ago. They sat untouched for too long, mocking me. I have no idea when, or if, I will get back to them. It is one of the many parts of me that are being packed away for awhile. I think that is the hardest part (after the sleep deprivation), temporarily losing the things that made me, me.
I no longer have time to write, or run, or quilt, or practice yoga, or even dry my hair.
I will try to keep writing here, but it will not be about my own quilting adventure for awhile yet. I may have been too ambitious to think I could return so soon.
August 5, 2013
Finished: Meow Quilt
Another finish! I know, things are getting pretty crazy around here.
I made this quilt for my friend Kelby, who had worked on some graphics for me. She asked for some embroidered projects in return, which I gave her, but I wanted her to know how much I appreciated her work and her friendship!
This is the Meow pattern from Aneela Hoey. It's so fun and easy!
I used 16 different prints, mostly black because Kelby's cat is black with green eyes. With a block this large, it was great to showcase prints without having to fussy-cut or compromise larger repeats.
I backed the quilt with a print from Anna Maria Horner's re-released Hand-Drawn Garden. I hate the skinny stack in the middle, but you have to have a seam somewhere, right? It adds character.
I quilted in straight lines around the cats and on either side of the seams. I started quilting in free-motion loops but the white thread interfered with the black prints too much. It's amazing how 10 minutes of quilting can lead to two hours of un-quilting!
Kelby got this on Wednesday and loved it! She said it's her favorite gift ever and that she'd never use it, for fear of getting it dirty. I assured her it can be washed over and over and I can fix it, so she should love it instead of just looking at it!
What'd you finish this weekend?
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