while perusing quilty blogs, saw this posted and immediately had to check it out...
not sure if it's a new pattern or not, but jen kingwell has once again triggered my quilty muse! even though i am still working on "midnight at the oasis" am seriously tempted by this. common sense prevailed and i did NOT order the pattern....have been taking stock of my own UFO list and the realities of passing time. (see header photo)....last week these trees were full of their beautiful leaves and in less than a week they are nearly skeletal....even though our lives are stuck in suspended animation, the days pass quickly into weeks etc....
with the year nearly over, 2 projects saw zero attention and will be held over on the UFO list yet again...the first is this....
the reproduction 1861 Healy quilt hexie project....showed it recently to a guild gathering and ever since has been nagging at me....i seriously don't think it's practical to get this finished....and then there's this project....
the dutch chintz tree of life panel begging to be a medallion of some sort. have fabrics set aside--some dutch chintz and some not--and a few border ideas i've settled on but stymied by a small piece with a border print that wasn't enough to go around the entire panel....so a merger of sorts is being pondered...
may have to make those hexie units one row smaller to match the scale of the border print....thought about 3 vertical rows of hexies on one of those backgrounds and the 2 vertical rows of the border print...which will solve the hexie UFO issue AND the border print issue as well...
finally, row 3 of the nordic christmas mini is done....one row to go and will hopefully be done by the time the tree goes up!
no big bird on the table this year but no matter....would much rather have hugs and kisses and spend the day with family that's close by....my son-in-law has to work (hospital) so only his chair will be vacant....and he will be missed along with the maine contingent....regardless, thankful for overflowing blessings!
Love your little Nordic piece. I keep trying to not but more patterns. Unsuccessful...
ReplyDeleteLove your Nordic too! Good luck with your goals.
ReplyDeleteHow do you keep all your projects straight? I think that new one will be a perfect addition to the list!
ReplyDeleteshort answer..i don't...LOL...seriously my sister gave me a 10-drawer thingie and the in process ones are kept there...most anyway
DeleteThat Nordic mini is lovely; I'm loving the idea of combining the mini hexies with that gorgeous border piece- brilliant! T'giving will be different around here this year too, our son is hosting, and although that is wonderful,I might still want to fix a small turkey here though, I'll miss the leftovers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment on my blog! I can see you are a very talented seamstress! Love that Nordic red and white!!
ReplyDeletethank you for stopping by and your kind words...this is my 41st year of quilting so glad it's working out...LOL
DeleteThe Jen Kingwell pattern is interesting but you're wise to stick to what you've got!
ReplyDeleteThe Boho heart is a cool design, but you have multiple projects already that rival it in beauty!
ReplyDeletethanks janet...trouble is, grass is always greener etc...lol
DeleteSnap! I have that same Dutch Chintz panel and some of the border print too. As luck would have it, I got to go to Amsterdam and purchased even more fabric in that vein. I have ideas for a medallion, but am trying to finish some bigger UFOs first. Let me know what you decide upon - I'm curious. Hugs, Andrea xx
ReplyDeletethe shop that used to import them closed so was lucky to get those i have...
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