If you haven't noticed, I love to quilt. As in "If you told me that I could do anything in the world for the next hour, I would choose to quilt."
I recently dug into my 1 1/2" strip bucket of scraps, pulled out my Wedding Quilt pattern, and listened to a good book while quilting.
This happened:
I was playing with colored thread on the black fabric. This time I chose Midas Touch FabuLux. I liked it in some ways, but in other ways I thought it fought against the quilt just a little.
Making this quilt was a gift for me. I enjoyed digging through my scraps, remembering where each piece came from (or sometimes saying "I have absolutely no idea where this came from!". I enjoyed piecing these long pieces on my sweet new Handi Quilter Stitch 510, a machine I love more than should be legal. I loved quilting ribbon candy -- lots and lots of ribbon candy -- in every single sashing strip. I adored watching the thread color and pattern show up on the black fabric. This quilt was a total gift to me, until it came time to hand-stitch the scrappy brown binding. I had to pull out my diversion tactics and say "Honey, do you have a movie you want to watch tonight?" He did, and I bound the quilt while spending a little time with my husband.
After the quilt had been a gift to me, it was time to make it a second gift and give it away. My two go-to charities are my local Children's Home and Quilts Of Valor but then I remembered a sweet couple from my church who are both going through some health challenges right now. This quilt has found its forever home.
I recently dug into my 1 1/2" strip bucket of scraps, pulled out my Wedding Quilt pattern, and listened to a good book while quilting.
This happened:
I was playing with colored thread on the black fabric. This time I chose Midas Touch FabuLux. I liked it in some ways, but in other ways I thought it fought against the quilt just a little.
Making this quilt was a gift for me. I enjoyed digging through my scraps, remembering where each piece came from (or sometimes saying "I have absolutely no idea where this came from!". I enjoyed piecing these long pieces on my sweet new Handi Quilter Stitch 510, a machine I love more than should be legal. I loved quilting ribbon candy -- lots and lots of ribbon candy -- in every single sashing strip. I adored watching the thread color and pattern show up on the black fabric. This quilt was a total gift to me, until it came time to hand-stitch the scrappy brown binding. I had to pull out my diversion tactics and say "Honey, do you have a movie you want to watch tonight?" He did, and I bound the quilt while spending a little time with my husband.
After the quilt had been a gift to me, it was time to make it a second gift and give it away. My two go-to charities are my local Children's Home and Quilts Of Valor but then I remembered a sweet couple from my church who are both going through some health challenges right now. This quilt has found its forever home.
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