Monday, May 28, 2012 at 9:19PM 
Proving that I indeed can fit 80 x 80" of fabric through home machine, here is the "Swoon" quilt all finished. This quilt goes to France to my friend Pierre's mom whose birthday is next week. I will arrive the week after so I'll find out if it was a hit or not in person, and perhaps, see it in its French home.
I like this pattern a lot. I will be making another one for my cousin in a more somber palette.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 12:56AM 
Oh boy - are these the cutest little girls or what? The quilts are great backdrops for their cuteness. This is the best reward for all that work: seeing the blankies with their owners.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 12:51AM 
So my "Swoon" quilt is coming together. It is a beast. 80" by 80". I now know that I can quilt something that size on my little home machine. Not easy, mind you, cramming 80" of fabric through an approximately 7" x 4" rectangular space. But, it can be done. I will have this sucker finished by the weekend I hope. It has to travel to France in 2 weeks so it definitely needs some intense focus from me.
Here it is 1/2 way done. My shoulders are cramped and sore from wrestling all that fabric!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 9:36AM 
Several months back, I bought this pattern (Swoon by Camille Roskelley). I have delayed making it because, well, I'm lazy.
At last, I have started and am making steady progress. It's so pretty in that old fashioned kind of way. The modern fabrics, although they are retro in design, give this pattern a fresh look. I'm excited to finish it and am hoping to have it pieced and quilted by June 1. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10:21PM 
I suppose finishing a project is critical to my being able to move ahead. No surprise - i'm actually a great multi-tasker but i don't like things hanging.
This little quilt was kind of therapeutic. I was stressed and doing intense quilting allowed me to exercise that. The pattern is a take on one in a book called "Block Party: Modern Quilting Bee" - the inspiration pattern is called "Earn your Stripes" by Elizabeth Hartman which is a riff on the basic Coin type quilt. I'm calling this Coin Toss b/c there's so much negative space in my pattern adjustment. Anyway - if you're a quilter - I recommend the book, and Elizabeth's wonderful blog. (She's got a new book coming out which will be fantastic, I'm sure.)
