Last night at guild, Cassie made a comment about the yellow florabunda blocks. I told her the last one was finished and on the design wall. Then I went into the last memory stitched into that block. It was 1967, and I had a huge crush on JT, who worked at the gas station. As I stitched, I remembered how excited I was when he asked me out.....and what a disappointment it was! He was tall, tan, and blonde, and had no personality. I was bored to tears and could not wait to get home. I can laugh about it now and realize the truth of a life lesson.
Insight: Some things are to be enjoyed from a distance. The true worth and beauty lies beneath the surface. So stitch some Heart into your quilts and don't take things too seriously.
So I am arranging and then changing the blocks on the wall. I keep moving the light ones around to decide where and how to place them. Then I can get the rows webbed together and joined.
The border....I have a lot of left over strips of the florals, so I think I will probably just band the whole thing with the darker strips of them. I can bind with the yellow to finish it off.
I pulled out a fabric and began matching it with some fat quarters and scraps. I love the leaf print--not sure when or why I bought it--it's kind of fall looking, and I am definitely ready for that. So this is stewing in my brain for a bit until I decide which pattern to use. I am leaning towards a Quick Quarter Trip using the technique and pattern by Eleanor Burns. Decisions, decisions.....
Happy stitching.
2 comments:
I was once so excited about a beautiful red skirt I had bought. I teamed it with a red and white striped shirt. Looked great up close but from a distance the shirt looked pink and clashed with the skirt! So it works both ways!
I have learnt to view colours close up and from a distance - that's what I do with all my crafting projects now! (It also works well with little quilting errors - if I can't see it from a metre away, does it really matter? LOL)
The quilt is gorgeous!
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