Howdy y'all! I have excitement to share! I have my first finished quilt top of the new year! I wasn't able to get a picture of the entire thing since my camera wasn't agreeing with the lower light of the kitchen, but at least you get a sneak peek before it gets basted. :)
If you peruse Craftsy's sale section, you may recognize this quilt. A little after Thanksgiving, I was scrolling through admiring all the kits and fabric. I kept coming back to this one though! I'm not normally an all-solids kind of person, but this Kite Flight kit was calling my name! A stunning quilt and a killer price, a win-win in my book. And you know what? I bought it. With barely a second of hesitation even! :)
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| My very first jelly roll! Such scrumptious bits of Kona! :) |
One of my New Year's goals was to treat myself and that's exactly what this was. I've worked on it for the sheer joy of working on it. No deadlines, no pressure. Just getting to play with Kona solids at my leisure. And I'll tell y'all, it has been...absolutely wonderful.
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| There were triangles everywhere! My Dad was quite amused that I was sewing fabric together, cutting it apart, then resewing it back together. :) |
Despite this being a 'treat yo'self' purchase, I won't be keeping this quilt. You ever have those times when a quilt just whispers in your ear where it needs to go? This one did about halfway through piecing the top and, honestly, it really surprised me. It's going to go to somebody I hadn't talked to in a while - she was an RA for a summer nerd camp I went to during high school. I bumped into her at college on occasion and she was always a lovely, nice person. She's going through a tough time right now and I wanted to let her know, even though we aren't that close, I care and wish the best for her. I'm not very good with words, especially during times of distress, but I'm hoping this quilt will convey that sentiment to her. So after this one is finished up, it will be jetting across the country to Colorado! How exciting!
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| With 3 dogs in the house, this was what most of my outtakes looked like. I can't complain when they're just so darn cute! :) |
In other news, I caved and joined Instagram! You can find me
here or look up littleblackcatquilting!
Celebrating with you! Finishes are so few and far between that I can't help feeling the excitement in your post and a great finish it is! Beautiful! I really like this a lot. I'm kind of a print girl too but I sure have been seeing a lot of beautiful quilts using solids lately. There is a kit on Craftsy that I am being really tempted by. Maybe I should just go for it before it disappears.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting the quilt top done so quickly. It's a beautiful finish. Have fun quilting it.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt top is so full of color that I'm sure it will brighten your friend's life up several notches. Elvis looks so happy on the top. I think he's wanting a quilt he can call his own. Hugs
ReplyDeleteYeah for a finish. Wonderful that it has a home to go to. Good luck with quilting.
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