Happy Valentine's Day! The NY Mod Quilters did a mini quilt swap with the fantastically talented Minneapolis Modern Guild. The theme was love. I had great ideas for this quilt. In my head, it looked so perfect.
I think this video pretty much sums up what happened.
THE GAP by Ira Glass from
frohlocke on
Vimeo.
In the end, the it came out ok. But not as great as the quilt in my head. Here it is, it's called Come on Baby Light my Firework. I'm excited to see the quilt I get in return.
David got a stack of polyester dresdens that someone he knew found at a garage sale. Who would want to get rid of a polyester dresden? David passed these out as a challenge. I didn't get a chance to take a 'before' picture. But here is the finished block. I decided to let the fabric tell the story of its era.
Once I had a t-shirt that said 'Hippies Smell'. Now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense. Of course they smelled bad. They were wearing polyester just like this:
I used the foolproof zigzag applique technique. The patches were purchased for a few dollars in an embroidery shop in the garment district. Thanks for the challenge David. Peace man!
