In Which I Truly Become Mennonite
I have begun work on a quilt as a present for my coworker. After a miscarriage and several years of trying, she and her husband are finally expecting. In general, I do not find babies terribly interesting until they are old enough to sass me, but I am thrilled for her. Hence, a baby quilt.
Given the other crafts I do, it's a bit surprising I haven't made a quilt before. But without a sewing machine I was worried about keeping my seams accurate. This might be a total disaster, but I am hoping that keeping the top very, very simple I can ensure that it will at least be mostly gape-free. If it works out I will use the rest of my material to make a quilt for MCC.
It's not fully Menno in the sense that at least half of the materials were purchased new. But I still only spent $13.55 so far, so I think that kind of frugality has to count for something. I gazed longingly at the fancy left handed fabric scissors at Dressew, but came virtuously home without and painstakingly cut out squares with our useless kitchen scissors.
Unfortunately, I have now come to an impasse. Do I make a nice little nine patch design or do a sort of psuedo-colourwash? (It really is a bit more colourwashy than it looks here; the colours are absolutely unlike the photos.)
posted by annika fox @ 10:47 p.m.
3 Comments:
Is it finished yet?
I will post when it is finished!
I think your hard work will pay off, the quilt looks lovely. I'm sure the baby will love it and use it well. :)
As for your other posts, the pictures of food look mouth-wateringly delicious! I am so glad that you've been able to use your home grown parley; the food I'm sure tastes all that much better. :)
I do hope you're feeling better- with reference to your back pain.
I really liked all your posts!
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