Good evening, friends. WhatNots, the little folk art quilt is finished.
I want to say, This is what I made on my summer Vacation, hooray! Though my cousin years ago, snippily pointed out that I didn't work a 9-5 job, so no vacation was deserved.
But WhatNots: I am thrilled. It's so rare I choose and start and finish a quilt in just a few months. My plan to make only/ mostly small quilts is working, it seems. I chose this Cheri Payne pattern in the early spring, making the garbled mess of the 1" squares center, but determined to forge on as it was my choice for hand sewing during summer afternoons with Mo. [if you're new here Baby Mo is my Pug and best friend.]
The tiny motifs are so appealing. There's about 30 of them, i had hoped to sew one-ish per day.
They went quick, and off to the quilter. Dear Lori C, my longarmer, rushed it thru.
I had this beautiful cheddar batik from an online sale, just enough for the approx 24" quilt's backing.
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Today is grey and a bit of drizzle but otherwise Mo and I continue our afternoon sewing hour each day.
For October handwork, I returned to this project, Trick or Treat, another design by Cheri Payne.
I find her patterns hard to follow, but persevered.
Took me a couple afternoons to layout the funny jack o lantern faces.
I am using the quilt I found on Pinterest [?] by an unknown maker [sorry, if it is yours please let me know.] I love the bright googly eyes, how fun.
But what a wooly bits mess I made.
I just got a text that power was out. But mine was okay so far. Inexcusable, it is warmish, a bit of rain, a slight wind of 20 mph. This is so far No Hurricane, though online weather people with nothing to talk about keep comparing this nor'easter to H Sandy. [ not yet, fingers crossed]. I cooked this morning, storm prep. Things that are edible cold: hard boiled eggs, meatloaf [half saved as meatballs in the freezer], butternut squash, again, some of it into the freezer. Cornbread. Mashed potatoes. I will be eating this stuff for a week, lol.
Did you know younger ''folks" Gen?---Y? Z? consider it in bad taste [dull, boring] to take note of or mention the weather? I am GUILTY! The weather sets my schedule and state of mind. I do know that when i lived in NYC/ Brooklyn, I paid minimum attention to weather, but here on the coastal wilds, it is a constant concern. We do things like buy Jeeps and Range Rovers that are drivable in floods, we ''stock up", we charge our phones, etc etc. Such is life, I guess.
Mo has been at the back door all day. He is baffled by the grey day. Tomorrow will be better, little man, I tell him. We need the rain.
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Sending love and good thoughts to you and Mo.
ReplyDeleteHi Hunter! Thanks! Hope all is well, message me w an update if youget a chance.
DeleteOh well done on finishing it and getting it longarm-quilted too. It looks wonderful. I know it caused angst in its birthing, but worth it to see it now. TIme to have Halloween Fun now. I have had to go very carefully with edging the Baltimore quilt. 1 1/2 sides to go, but my shoulder has improved mightily because of the Thai massage. I had better have a couple of weeks off of from my sewing group though, which is a pity. Yet apart from the sitting sewing to be avoided, I am using my diesel quota for going a little bit further, into Carmarthen, for my chiropractic treatment.
ReplyDeleteLOL ''angst in birthing"--it's those darn tiny center squares. But I don't let myself care. Yes it's hard to regulate sewing time. I must only machine sew for an hour or less, it sets off my severe hip joint pain. And like you, sewing a binding [Silent Night] in just a couple days, made my shoulder scream. You must baby yourself so you're in great form for NZ trip.
Deletelove, lizzy
Whatnots is so lovely!! What a beautiful piece of work, Lizzy;))) And i love those little folksy motifs along the sides--and those pumpkin faces are wonderful--what fun to make .
ReplyDeleteWe are still having pretty good winds and some rain here--they tell us that we are in a kind of a mid storm lull and to expect more rain--which is great for our drought-stricken area...
I will have to look up some Cheri Payne patterns--esp'ly the pumpkins--so charming...
hugs to you and Mo Julierose
So cheerful to find a post from your blog this morning. "Whatnots" looks so charming - I love it. (Cheddar backing - swoon) I've always wanted to make this little quilt, it's just lovely lovely. And, it's a bonus to get it all done in just one summer. Your Jack faces are delightful. That is going to be such a fun project to work on as we get deep into fall.
ReplyDeleteI look at my phone often to check on the weather. Just this morning I checked the temps to see if I needed a jacket to go to an appointment. I took my coat but didn't end up wearing it. It's good to be prepared.
Thanks so much! Whatnots was just so fun, except that center. I fear the Jacks may return next summer, the faces are quite intricate even tho they appear, at a glance, just fun and funky/ prim.
DeleteThis is just the sweetest little quilt, definitely in the top five favorites among all your little makes! The red border fabric is so perfect framing all the tiny appliques. I hope you aren't having too much wind and rain from the current storm, we are just having light showers being on the western edge of the current system. Love to you and Mo.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing what you're up to! Congrats on finishing Whatnotsn it is a very sweet quilt. I'm also looking forward to the jack-o'lantern one. I'd be tempted to make all the faces different, lol!
ReplyDeleteThe "wooly bits mess" made ma laugh. One of my old friends (gone now) used to save things like that and pieces of ribbon and yarn. She sprinkled them thickly between two strips of water-soluable backing (she did machine embroidery too) and sewed some crazy patters through it. Then she soaked it until the backing was gone and she had a very interesting scarf. I always thought that sounded like a cool idea!
I live by the weather, too. Here it may be sunny and warm when you leave the house but it may turn cold and pour by the time you run through Walmart! And hey, we know which generation gets by fine during bad times without needing to be bailed out!
Thanks for sharing and take care!