Hallelujah! My “quilt of errors” is FINALLY finished! Well, at least the top is finished … I am so happy to finally get it done. I’m also happy to report that I used up all my patriotic strips/scraps on this top. Read about my progress here . I really like the border with the delectable mountain blocks and needed to improvise because I didn’t have a pattern. The blocks were not so easy to make and are definitely not perfect. The top is much bigger than I anticipated, finishing at 85” square. I’m sure this will nicely cover a queen-size bed. There are nine blocks with 16 units each, and each block measures 26-1/2 inches. Can you believe I was originally going to make it with 12 blocks?! Anyway, making this quilt top was definitely a learning experience. August 2010 UPDATE: Sold on eBay in 2011 for $90
Bouillabaisse Quilt 2003 Here’s another quilt that my BQFF Brenda and I saw at the LQS. We fell in love with the store sample and immediately signed up for the class. This quilt was made from a kit I purchased for the class, and the pattern is Bouillabaisse by Pie In The Sky Quilts. I made the top in 2003 but didn’t finish the quilt until 2004. I really enjoyed making this easy pattern and thought the colors of beige and black made this a masculine quilt. So I gave it to DS#1 for Christmas 2004: I think his expression says most of it! ( Okay, it was very early Christmas Day and he hates to take pictures.) I know he appreciated the thought and love, but I just knew he didn’t really care for the quilt. No problem! Just because I like the quilt doesn’t mean he has to … it just means I have to make him another one … someday. December 2004 So in August 2005, I went to Tennessee to visit my daughter and her family and took quilts for...
I joined the pinwheel sampler quilt-along hosted by Rachel of p.s. i quilt in February, but then put it on the backburner. Recently, I got motivated to finish it when I saw the completed quilts that others made. I t measures 56 x 68 inches, and I quilted it with an overall heart and loopy design. This was my third blogging quilt-along, and they’re just so much fun. I would have never tried a pinwheel sampler on my own. I really love how this turned out! July 2010 UPDATE: Sold on Etsy in February 2011 for $140
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