Saturday, August 4, 2012

mission accomplished



Last Friday evening, around 8 o'clock
I decided I was going to make a quilt in a week.
Just to see if I could.
When Tyler headed out with the kids a few minutes later to buy fish for his $5 fish tank,
I sat down at my machine and randomly sewed 2 squares together.
And repeated 100+ times.


I had hoped that Tyler could arrange my blocks for me on Saturday since I struggle so much with that part,
but he went and took a 3+ hour nap and left me on my own.
(in his defense, I never asked him to do my work for me help)
You saw where I was at mid-afternoon last Saturday.
This is how I left things when I went to bed that night, midnightish


I think I had 3 rows sewn together.
I managed another row before church Sunday morning.
(that would be why my hair was only half fixed. I couldn't help it; I had a goal...)


Throughout the week, every time I could spare a minute, I sewed.
I had hoped to be done by Thursday, so I could join the needle and thREAD ladies,
but it just didn't happen.

I don't just love the quilting on the front, somehow it seems to me to draw the eye to 4 block sections.

Friday, I felt somewhat stressed most of the day
and realized that part of that was my own stupid self-imposed goal.
It had gotten to the point that I wasn't enjoying the process, I just wanted to be finished.
Which is just crazy, because I didn't have any real deadline
other than I wanted to see if I could make a quilt in a week, 
plus I was hand-sewing the binding ~ which I normally love to do!

I do, however, love the quilting on the back! I think this may be my favorite quilt back yet.

I ended up just setting it aside all day, until we watched the Olympics in the evening, 
and wouldn't you know it ~ I finished it up anyways.
I did it! I made a quilt in a week!


specs:
This super lightweight quilt measures 56x77 after washing and drying.
Fabric is Matsuri, a soft cotton lawn from Connecting Threads. 
I ordered charm packs, because they, surprisingly, weren't any more expensive than yardage.
Along with a bit of yardage of my favorite print from the line, I used a sheet I bought a few years ago from Ikea for the back.
It was unimpressive to work with (low thread count & kinda rough) but it softened up nicely in the wash.
Elizabeth Hartman's Orange Peel  quilting post was the inspiration for the quilting, but I did mine totally different than she did hers.
I used another Matsuri print for the binding. I just barely had enough; I have a 1 1/2" x3" scrap left. 

6 comments:

  1. The pictures in this post are especially good, Ms. Tracy! And the quilt is lovely.

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  2. oh my dear tracy, YOU are a piece of work! and so is that quilt. BRAVO!! and its beautiful of course! If only I had some of your motivation! (applause..., clap clap clap!!!)

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  3. Ooh, very pretty! And in one week, wow!

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  4. I'm amazed...again at your incredible talent!! It's beautiful!!!

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  5. WOW! FABULOUS! Look what all you can do!! Amazing!
    you excell even yourself!
    Love you,
    Mom

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  6. One week? Wow great job! I was going to post my quilt today as well..but I just can't seem to finish it. Maybe next week!

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