still not perfect but improved over the previous 2 borders.....glad i made the effort for the unsewing and resewing....was going to donate to the thrift store but i kinda like it so maybe i'll just tie and finish and use it for charity. waiting in the wings and already in the machine is the repro tumbler scrappy....
four rows were already done and have lots of tumblers already cut in the UFO drawer. again, destination uncertain but i have envisioned hand quilting this one. it'll need a border of some sort, not very wide, but a neutral and then a dark print to bind. i could definitely snuggle under this one. and unearthed a couple of cross stitch pieces needing finishing. framing is too pricey, but decided to make a decorative pillow of this one. it was done back in the 1980s and was sad to see some discoloration that didn't come out with washing. i really like this piece and sorry i left it unfinished so long. when i made it, i had the house and lots of
decorating dreams, but have found the perfect place for it here in my new home....so the time seems right. the other piece is a serenity prayer that will also become a pillow after some eyelet trim is purchased. it, too, was made in the 1980s during the ex's first go-round with AA. we split not long after, so lost interest in finishing. lastly, DD came for a visit last week and drooled over this wallhanging, even offering to BUY it, but mom had a light bulb moment....
remember the sampler christmas stocking? half done at this point, so made a deal with her and she will finish the cross-stitch, and i will quilt the basket wallhanging and give to her. she is a perfectionist with her cross stitch....synapses really firing that day! now back to that moving train!
[new header photo is marsha mccloskey's north wind from her book "quick classic quilts"....i loved making this and love the result and love that book as well...flimsy was donated to vermont flood relief a few years back]
nice projects......
ReplyDeleteYou are so generous with your creations, Grace. And that is a beautiful one in your header!
ReplyDeleteReally liking the scrappy 9-patch and tumblers.
Hey, quick thinking on the swap with your daughter. That is a great little basket quilt. I can understand the drool. :)
janet, you are kind but you are equally giving, if not more i'm certain....it's like love going out in the world....
DeleteThat north wind quilt top is smashingly beautiful! But I can't imagine you doing a red quilt. The great compromise is a good deal all around. Pretty tumblers!
ReplyDeletei knew you would love it...i had never made a red quilt so that's why i chose it...
DeleteWell, I like that deal. Looks like you both win! Love that 9-patch too. Good job tackling all those UFO's!
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