Mission accomplished!!
I finished the blocks for this quilt(BQ Quilt by Debbie Bowles-Maple Island Quilts) a couple weeks ago, but I've just been too busy to get them all joined together. Made it a goal of mine yesterday, and I stuck to it until it was all done. I like this quilt, for several reasons.
- It was fast.
- It was painless- the only matching points are between the 18" blocks.
- I think it'll look really cool on a bed
- and there are no borders. I didn't realize how sick I was of doing borders until I made this quilt. I had the choice of making 10 more blocks or putting borders on and I choose the 10 more blocks. I did mention how easy they were, didn't I? I love a quilt without borders. Just simple and when you're done, you're done. You don't have to spend several more sew days making the borders. That's very refreshing!
I couldn't get the whole quilt in the picture, not enough floor to arm-reach ratio! (My sewing buddy is down there at the end of the quilt putting a puzzle together. He's good company.) I can't wait to get this quilted up and on the bed- but it might not be any time soon, because...
Guys, am I the only one with tubs of unquilted quilts? Last count, I had four BIG tubs. Figure I have somewhere around 35 quilts. Conservatively. None are for clients. It's starting to sound like a sickness or an obsession, ain't it? They just seem to materialize a lot faster than the quilting gets done. I don't know why that is. I can, and do, certainly quilt faster than I piece. I have been faithfully chipping away at that pile... but it sure doesn't seem to be getting any smaller!! This is the only quilt that I have made this year- well, yes, I have been finishing a lot of quilts, but I have been trying very hard not to start anything new. This one quilt was a little slip back, but really, it's just one quilt, right? And I did finish it. I think I need to get me a calender and make appointments with quilts and that way I'lll be able to see some measurable progress. Doesn't sound like as much fun as just noodling, though. Bummer!
5 comments:
I love the quilt! I love how you used different fabrics for the outside of the open squares. You know I am talking about.
My goal for this summer is to get lots of tops quilted. I don't quite have 4 containers full, but I have got probably 10 tops sitting here.
Love you!
Sarah
I'm sure I'm to blame for some of the overage in those tubs....maybe you should just do your own for a while....
Love this one. You're right, I need to try it...but you know where it will end up ... poor baby.
XOXOXOXO
I think piecing is a bit more fun than quilting. I love picking the pattern, then the fabric and then putting the blocks together to see what it will look like.
I do like quilting because then you have an actual finished product (oops forgot about the binding!)
this looks like a great one and I love the "no borders" idea!
I love the quilt - especially your colors. Yep, we all have those tops waiting to be quilted.
Hello! I was just going though the Quilt Mavericks sites and thought I'd say hi! I just got a long arm, myself, and found that I'm putting my own projects on hold while I work on other people's! Love the green & blue quilt on the machine--very springy!
Karen
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