First of all, I wanted to give a shout-out to a couple of bloggers. First, Shelley, whose blog got a prominent mention in Woman’s Day magazine! It is the Dec. 1 issue, and is supposed to be in stores by Nov. 23. Next, Miz and Shauna are doing an AMAZING thing–a joint podcast ‘across the pond.’ I am SO enjoying these episodes. Good for a morning or afternoon break, or while I am eating my lunch, or quilting…anytime, actually. I really enjoyed their discussion of feeling down, personal motivation, etc. When I have a down day (like this past Sunday,) I am lucky. It is usually ONE DAY. It makes me much more sensitive to people who suffer with long-term or chronic depression. Nevertheless, the feelings I have are real. And it was really helpful to me personally to hear them discussing this. I also liked Miz’s reminder that we should not allow our actions to be motivated by ‘what other people think.’ This is something I am dealing with currently, and this was a VERY helpful reminder. Thanks, girls! Last, but not least, Lori had an absolutely excellent blog entry this morning about ‘plateaus,’ along with her personal story of a HUGE plateau, and how she got over it.
I was making my bed last night, and putting on my winter/Christmas quilt, and thought I would take a picture to show you that I DO indeed finish projects. This quilt was so fun to make. I collected ‘pine needle’ fabric of all different styles during a few shopping trips with my friend. And I had 1/2 yard of each of the two bird fabrics, which had to be ‘fussy cut’–cut out to get the ‘pictures’ just the way you want them, which usually wastes a lot of fabric. This was a pretty big quilt for me, and I hand-quilted the entire thing. I always enjoy hand-quilting, but by the time you get to the end of a project, you are SICK of it. When it is completely finished and bound, and you can throw it in the washer and dryer and have a brand-new bed covering, well, that is a great feeling. And I enjoy it every time I use it.
The name of the quilt is ‘Yes, I Live in Pine Grove.’
Even the back is a beautiful pine needle fabric.
November 10, 2009 at 12:13 pm |
Ooooo, that quilt is some kind of gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing the photos of it.
Oh, and I meant to tell you that we tried your Pumpkin Custard recipe this weekend, and it was SO good! (With a few tweaks that I don’t think made much of a difference: half batch, 2 eggs, and a different sugar substitute instead of the sugar/splenda.) Definitely a keeper! (Unlike the pumpkin + fat free and sugar free Jello cheesecake pudding, which tasted bitter to me…maybe vanilla would have worked better.)
November 10, 2009 at 4:54 pm |
What a beautiful quilt – love the theme! I have a huge appreciation for handmade quilts as I have neither the skill nor the patience to learn said skills for them.
Thanks so much for the shout out – it has just been so amazing to me!
November 10, 2009 at 5:36 pm |
Is it weird that your quilts make me salivate? I mean, the gorgeousness of it all!!! So so pretty!!!
November 11, 2009 at 4:47 am |
Jill – that’s eye candy – for many quilters – the colors of the fabric are very much like food (far less calories!).
Lovely quilt.
I added Lori’s Plateau link to the collection on my side bar. Thanks for mentioning it.
November 11, 2009 at 4:56 am |
I collect excess skin posts too – if you ever see one of those.
November 11, 2009 at 6:55 am |
I love that the back fits the theme of the quilt!
November 11, 2009 at 9:12 am |
Your quilts are so great. I’m actually inspired enough to want to try it myself, it looks like a great way to express creativity. Did you take a class or did someone teach you?
November 12, 2009 at 10:39 am |
Really inviting quilt.
November 17, 2009 at 12:54 pm |
I love the idea of a theme quilt! But then I’m obsessed with your quilting in general and live vicariously through you and film in the fridge. One day…