Tales Of A Horrible Quilter
Clearly, I am a horrible quilter.
Have you noticed that I only update this site about once a month?
It’s not because I am a horrible blogger… because I’m not. Really.
It’s because I only quilt about once a month.
Isn’t that terrible?
What is my problem? Maybe it’s because I’ve got two small kids and a painful nerve disorder…. but still. I love quilting. It is relaxing and creative. And it is something I do all by myself. Most of the time, I love the loneliness of it all. But I have to admit that sometimes I don’t want to be so lonely quilting. I want some companions. Oh how I would LOVE to be part of a quilting circle. I don’t know how to go about finding one close to me, but if I found one I’m sure I would quilt a lot more often.
Anyway. That blither-blather isn’t what I came here today to share.
I came to show you all the baby quilt that I just finished for a friend.
Now, before you look I have to tell you a little bit about it.
I wanted this quilt to be simple and fast. So. Only two fabrics were used.
See what I meant by simple and fast?
I can’t say that this is my best work… but I wanted this quilt would be used and I didn’t want the Mother to be afraid to use it.
In the past I have made quite a few baby quilts. And it has been interesting to see what the receiver’s have done with the quilts. Some of the quilts have been loved to death. And I LOVE that. And then some of my other quilts have never been seen again for fear of it being ruined. So this time I wanted to make sure that the quilt was cute and usable. Hopefully I succeeded.
My Hawaiian quilt has given me many problems as of late so I have been avoiding it. Long story short, I misjudged the amount of background fabric I needed and came up short when I was finally ready to lay the floral design out to get it basted together and ready for the appliqué stage. It was a HUGE slap in the face when I realized that I had to buy MORE fabric and start all over… at least with the background fabric.
So now I get to fight with the endless yards of fabric and my iron. I HATE ironing this much fabric because it never goes well. The fabric still ends up a tad wrinkly and the creases that I need are very, very difficult to get right. Ew. Just thinking about this makes me want to avoid it for at least another month. But. I’ve got to get this started and finished! I’ve got to!
See how I need encouragement?
See how I need the prodding of a quilting circle?
Now if only I could find one, I’d be set.
I know I would…. right?
