Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Quilting news from Wisconsin

Yes, I sat at my machine last night and began stitching a throw quilt.

I had extra time between home calls yesterday so I stopped in to the LQS and found the prettiest packet of pre-cut 5" squares by Moda. I think the packet is called something--layer cake, cup cake, pancake or something like that. So last night, before I could take a picture of them, I was stitching the squares to plain cream colored 5" squares that I'd cut and was turning them into 1/2 square triangle blocks. I will make the quilt center with rows of these blocks, add a three-strip narrow border with some coordinating fabric and then a 5" or 6" border of a large print coordinating border to finish it off.

Why am I making this quilt? Well, the little squares of fabrics began whispering my name as soon as I stepped foot in that shop and by the time I got to where they were displayed, I could hear them so clearly shouting, "Take us home!" So I had to.

Our neighbor's son is getting married in November and I think this will be a nice quilt to give as their wedding gift. I'm so glad I worked on this project last night. I was beginning to think I was never going to get back to quilting. It felt really GOOD to be sewing again--I think I've got my groove back again--quilt-ily speaking, that is.

7 comments:

  1. Those pre-cut fabrics are so nice for that sort of thing. It is easy to sew when the fabrics are already cut. I know all about that name calling in the quilt shop, it happens to me all the time.

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  2. Talking fabric is quite a popular phenominon. It happens to me, too. I'm glad you are at it again, too. I hope to do some sewing tonight. We'll see if it happens.

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  3. PHEW!!! I am glad to know I'm not the only one fabric talks to ;)

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  4. Yeah - too many things have been calling my name lately so I have to stay away from quilt shops. I had a chance to go to Country Threads in Iowa but I passed because I went to Mille End Textiles and everyone was shouting at me to take them home! Lisa

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  6. Yeah, Lisa, it can get very loud over here at the local Mill End Textile, but at least I don't usually have to take out a second mortgage to pay the bill like I may have to do at the LQS.

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  7. Sometimes, we all have to listen to that inner voice that says "pick me, pick me" like we did when we were children. Looking forward to pictures!!

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