Hi Quilters!
Did you think I left again? I haven’t posted or podcasted for a little bit, thinking of course that I’ve been so busy and that you all know what I’ve been doing. You see, I post regularly on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – thinking that you all know that. And, of course, you don’t.
So – here’s what I’ve been up to, amongst the endless tidying of my work space:
A quilt that has taken over 5 years to make, of fabrics that should never be put together in the same quilt, and using the wrong side of the fabric for the sashing. Still not quite done, but a podcast is being built around the reason why I’m making it.
I decided to make WebGuy a quilt for his birthday this year. So instead of giving him a wrapped box with fabric and an explanation, or a quilt top, or a quilt without the binding attached (I know you can relate), I was determined to give him a whole finished quilt, on time, for the first time in his life. He kinda deserves a finished quilt, after all of the quilting activities he puts up with and supports. So, the photo above are the fabrics I chose for a quilt that is decidedly HIS style. Cotton + Steel prints and Kona and American Made brand solids on white. Very modern.
Can you guess what the pattern will be?
Here it is: Flight Path.
We have a flock of geese who fly overhead every morning around 6:30 and every night around 7:00. We love to hear them and the one odd goose whose honker is so unique – we figure he is either the Instructor (“Come on, stay in formation!”) or the Baby (“Wait, wait – I’m comin’. Don’t lose me!”)
Well, WebGuy loves it so much, he doesn’t want to use it on the couch – he wants me to add a hanging sleeve so he can use it as art in his man-cave.
Because it was made to be used as a gift, I was never going to remove it from the house, to be used as a teaching sample — but — it turns out that I have enough fabrics left over to make 3-4 more, exactly the same. I learned a LOT from making this quilt for him. Like, maybe there is another way to make flying geese (of course there is), another way to quilt it (myself) or have a pro do it (my favorite quilter) and have it come out slightly different. So, that’s what I’m going to do. Just as soon as I get back from the Utah Quilt Guild QuiltFest.
This is what I’m working on today:
I’m working on three projects: one for BERNINA, one for a new class, and one to be finished. I’ll talk more about them as I finish them.
Hey, what have YOU been doing this Summer?! Let me know — comment and post pictures in the Comment field.
Happy quilting! (and watch for new Podcast!)
Annie
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