I childhood best friend has been promised a quilt for a very long time. Her husband was diagnosed with cancer last year, so I thought I better hurry. 6 months later, after hurrying, *cough*, it was completed today. And I found out today, he is cancer free right now....when he shouldn't be. Thank you God. So instead of this being a comforting quilt for Jack and Lisa, it's a celebration quilt.
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| Some of the blocks. I LOVE shirtings. |
She requested something mostly blue, looking a little Americana/Patriotic maybe, but NOT "heavy on the 4th of July". This is a quilt they want to use all year. I went with mostly blues, Navy, Sapphire, Royals and some light blues. The second color was brown and creams, and the third are my pops of Red.
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| Piecing the rows. At this point, I'm really hating it and asking, "What have I done???" |
With the added browns, it turned out looking a lot like a Texas type of quilt, which is exactly perfect. I couldn't have planned it better, being as we're all from Kerrville, Texas in the Hill Country. One of the prettiest places on earth. :)
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| Yep. Guess what's in those vintage suitcases? UFO's. *facepalm* |
I heard the Disappearing 9 Patch was quick, easy and fun. I went with it and enjoyed making this pattern. Instead of cutting into fabric, I decided to use up what I had on hand. I have a kagillion Nickle Squares from 10 years of swapping. I made large 9 patches with my 5 inch squares. It worked out very scrappy.
One thing annoying me was the pop of golden/yellow/brown. But if I took them out, the quilt was reading "red, white and blue". It was mostly a blue and white quilt without the brown. I needed it to be a bit more earthy and rustic. I decided to stick it out with the browns and it worked well in the end. I'm glad I gave my eyes and mind time to adjust. I observed it different times of day, in different light and it started to feel "Texan" to me...perfect for Jack.
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| ...Rowing... |
And of course, after I was completely done last night, I thought it was one row short of a perfect King size. It looked awkward. No perfectionist worth her weight in salt could tolerate that. I went ahead and quickly made 7 more blocks to finish it off. PERFECT.
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| I hoard my Texas fabric and put a tiny piece of it in EVERY quilt I make. It's like my signature or my trademark. :) |
I haven't really "loved" this quilt so much and thought it was ugly 24 hours ago. Now that the top is complete, I think I like it. It will probably be beautiful when it's quilted and bound.
I think I could "love" this pattern, if I wasn't in a hurry to complete something. I can see this pattern being a lot of fun if you take the time to play with it. I'll have to try it again using different placements and fabrics.
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| Dear Watson thoughtfully stayed up with me, while I made 7 more patches. He likes to make sure the dogs don't touch my stuff. I'll show you what it looks like on a bed tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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If you like to make pretty things and
make the world around you a little more Sweet,
Be blessed and be a blessing.
Encourage one another.
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