It's been a big year of not getting things done! Here's what's in the works (or folded in a plastic bag).
1) Remember these rose stars? Of course you don't. I didn't either until I found them again in a pile of fabric. The holdup with this project is that I've decided that I don't particularly like my color choices. Does it look a bit clown-y to you? I was thinking of finishing it off with a green border. It's ok if the greens clash a little right?
2) The summer Mod challenge was 'Metro'. If you are a frequent reader, you'll remember my Mark Di Suvero sculpture quilt. That quilt got a little bit further with Noguchi's Red Cube and Paul Sisko's Balanced Cylinders.
The idea with these was that if I did quilt-as-you-go it will be easier to finish. Well, you can see how that worked out. That's how this quilter goes.
3) This summer I did something I thought I'd never do, a nine-patch.
It's not that there's anything wrong with nine-patches. They are lovely (particularly this one :)). I just never thought that I would be so lacking other ideas that I would end up spending time on a straight-forward pattern. But July was a really crappy month and I needed a project that I could do without too much planning, math, or potential for failure. This quilt has the highest probability of getting finished - I have backing fabric for it!
I told my quilt guild on Saturday that I'm in need of a little peer pressure to get this stuff finished off. Feel free to post snarly comments about how lazy I am or comments that ooze enthusiasm and expectation. That might help a lot. Thanks!
So far, I've finished two quilts in 2013! Ok, so I started both of them in 2012, but that's a minor detail. I finally finished the binding on this orange and green fall colors quilt.
I think it came out pretty well. I finished piecing this during the hurricane. I had trouble basting it because the strong winds created a draft in our floorboards. The quilt which was taped down kept billowing up. It was pretty wild.
Here is the second quilt of 2013. The free motion quilting experiment that I described earlier. Though it was far from perfect it will keep some lucky recipient warm. I didn't get a photo of the finished product but it looks like this but without the safety pins and with nice grey binding.
Below is another quilt top that I've finished. This one is not really a finish but almost!
I've been feeling a bit uninspired lately. I have a few ideas but nothing that's jumping out at me. I'll let you know how it goes.
