SOLD!! to a lady in California :) The Etsy order came in yesterday morning. I don't have much in my little shop and this one has been listed at least 3 times. The fabric for this quilt is from a Connecting Threads collection called "Golden Afternoon". I really didn't care for the color palette when the order arrived but it has grown on me over time. I struggled a bit with block placement because I needed to get the right mix of light/dark scattered throughout the top. All in all, it is still one of my favorite quilts and taking this to the post office will be a bittersweet moment.
Bullseye is 100% cotton with Warm and Natural cotton batting. It was hand quilted using perle cotton floss in many coordinating colors to match the blocks. The binding is pieced and matches the blocks, machine stitched to the front and finished by hand on the back. I did make a label for the back, but I don't think I have a photo of it.
I finished hand quilting Miss Kay's puppy dog quilt for the baby shower! Hopefully, today will find me in the sewing room making the binding. I'm motivated to get it done before my new box of paper piecing goodies arrives in a few days! No, I don't have a clue how to paper piece, other than what I've seen on YouTube videos, but my baby sister would like a Mariner's Star, so I'm going to learn. I'm always up for learning a new technique.
On Wednesday, I woke up in a "mood". You know, the one where you just have to create, create, create and you know you won't sleep another wink until you get it out of your system. Yep, one of those moods. So, I set aside the puppy dog quilt, (my back needed the break anyhow) and started pulling colors from the stash. I had no idea what I wanted to create, but I was motivated by my subconscious yearning for Fall. It's a little more pink than I normally work with, especially for a Fall palette, but it works (I think!). I'm not sure yet how to quilt it, so it's going to hang in the sewing room window until I figure it out.
There are two times of year when I get the urge to start "nesting" for Christmas; Just after Christmas, in preparation for next year and every single summer. Maybe I'm reminded to start prepping by all of the Christmas in July sales that keep popping up or maybe it's just my own desire not to enter the holiday season unprepared. Either way, I'm in that mindset again and searching for new and creative ideas for my nieces and nephews for Christmas. This year, my goal is to work with only what is already in my stash. Ha Ha Ha Yep, we'll see how that goes.
Happy Stitching to all!
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