Sunday Funday

I’m trying to make the most of the days that I have off.  I really want to get that pile of quilt tops tackled.  Today was a little harder for me to just grab one and go though.  Today I had to talk myself into quilting this next one.

I really didn’t want to.  There was a reason this quilt was in the pile.  There was a reason I didn’t tackle it….I knew I’d have problems with it.  I knew I didn’t love the quilt….

It looks nice in pictures….Once I’m done and show it as a finish I’ll point out why it’s not my favorite.  It will actually be a great quilt for showing my ideas on color theory…  But now I want to talk a little about that quilt that is in the pile that you don’t want to and never find the time to quilt.

This one was mine.  I finally gave myself permission to just quilt it.  I wasn’t holding myself to making this one look spectacular.  I gave myself permission to not go above and beyond.  I told myself it was fine to just get it done….and that’s what I did.

It’s still going to be a fine quilt.  I’m still doing a good job.  I’m not however fretting about it.

See how it doesn’t lay really flat??  That was a challenge, but I pulled up my big girl pants, did my best and moved on.  I wanted the quilt top pile finished more that I wanted a perfect product and that’s what finally got me working on this quilt.

Do you give yourself permission to just finish a project??  It was actually really freeing.  I’m so glad this won’t be hanging over my head anymore.   What a relief.

I had a trusty sidekick helping me.  See??…she’s been much better these last two days.

I worked on this quilt until is was off the ground and Rosie couldn’t pee on it.  Then I went on to bind this….

Imagine my frustration when I got this far and had no more binding fabric…AHH.  I was out of fabric too….so, being this quilt is going for a benefit, I ripped all of the binding off and started with new binding.  I wanted teal but alas…not enough teal in the stash so option B..was pink.  If I were to do it again, I think I would have made it scrappy.  
Stay tuned this week when I show the whole finished and you can weigh in on what you would have done for binding.

I originally got these blocks from Roxanna.  She gave up on the quilt and sent it my way.  When she was making it, she was going to put in a row of light colored blocks.  I opted against that…but then I had blocks left over.

I ended up deciding to make a baby sized quilt using them and focusing on low volume fabrics.  
Today I did some speed sewing and put this top together.

It’s not fancy but I like it.  I’ll add it to the pile of quilt tops I have that need quilting.  I thought about adding a border but I think it’s okay as is…opinions?

I had planned on trying to take pictures of the quilts I’ve finished in the last couple days so I could start writing blog posts about them but it was terribly windy, rainy and cold today.  There will be a better day for it.

I ended up getting the big string quilt I showed in the first pictures off the frame.  Whew…another one just a little further on the road to completion.

Today I’m heading over to Quiltville.  I want to check out the Sew in Place quilt along… I really want to get my own stuff done so I hate to start anything new but with the way things are looking, I’ll have all of April (and maybe longer) off work so I might as well.  Are you joining the fun??

Fingers crossed for some nice weather so I can take some pictures of the finished quilts….