I finished the Little Quilt on Sunday; it is nothing special save as practice, I suppose. (And it will be a warm little cover come winter.)
The front is nice and country-looking, but I rather favor the back.
It was a challenge to use only pre-cut pieces, and I probably have enough bits to make another one if I care to. I completely machine-sewed this one, even the binding, which, on the final seam, I usually hand-sew as it looks neater and lays flatter, but I was eager to be done. Finished size is about 40" X 50".
Sunday evening, I ordered a bolt of PDF (prepared for dyeing) Kona cotton from Dharma as I have a new art quilt in my head, trying to get out. I have done some preliminary design work. Unlike previous artistic ventures in the last couple of years, when I was trying to force my muse, this project seems impossible to repress.
I have bunches of kites and parrot-shaped windsocks to sew this week. Every time I sit myself down in front of my Bernina, I still feel as though I am supposed to be there. It feels right, and good. The Kite Man assembled a 12' compound kite for me on Monday, just to show me its enormity. Freakin' huge! I'm glad he has someone that likes to make those, as the ones with 8 foot wingspans are big enough for me.
3 comments:
The new quilt is beautiful! I think it would be sort of cool to have a duck as a pet but my husband would have a conniption. lol.
Hooray for irrepressible projects! I can't wait to see how it comes out, as this quilt is wonderful :) That 12-foot compound kite sounds pretty wonderful, too, even if it does seem like you'd need quite a head wind to get it off the ground.
Shit! I need that Yudu!
So, if you're being creative, I need to figure out a design for a rock for a quilt. It's the focus of the action, and I'm stuck. I've worked through the rest, but I can't figure out how to make the rock.
Roundish, but faceted.
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