scrap quilt
being sick is BORING! it’s so frustrating just lying there in bed feeling too icky to even pick up a needle and do a little hand sewing, so as soon as i started feeling even a tiny bit better, i was up and at the sewing machine, filled with a renewed passion for an old project. my epic scrap quilt.
this is the scrappiest quilt i have ever seen. it’s made up of bits and pieces from every quilt i have ever made. there are so many different fabrics in it that i couldn’t even guess at their quantity.
the whole time i have been working on it, i’ve been filled with a niggling apprehension over how it would turn out. i mean, there’s so much going on here, that there was every chance it could have just been truly hideous…
… and i’m still not convinced it really isn’t the ugliest quilt ever. but that’s ok, because i am fond of it. each of those little scraps means something to me and has memories attached. i’ve spent a long time on it, and i love it the way that a mother loves her baby: unconditionally, no matter how ugly it may be.
now to finish hand quilting it…
essie xoxox
Tags: quilting
August 31st, 2010 at 4:10 am
No, it’s not ugly in the slightest! I love it! It’s such a great way to remember all of those favourite fabrics, and you’ve obviously put so much work into it. I think it will remain a very treasured favourite for you
August 31st, 2010 at 4:13 am
It’s gorgeous!!!
August 31st, 2010 at 6:46 am
I love it too! Such lovely colours that all work together because they’re all very YOU. I love a scrappy quilt. Now I want to make one just like it. Except I’ve already got two scrappy quilts on the go. Curses!
August 31st, 2010 at 10:41 am
It really is more amazing than you’re giving yourself credit for.
It’s WONDERFUL!
August 31st, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Oh it’s so wonderful!! I love it very much. Not sure how you got that many perfect points and don’t think I could do it myself to save myself!
August 31st, 2010 at 6:32 pm
This is a beautiful quilt. Not a hint of ugly baby anywhere about it. I can’t wait to see it quilted!
September 4th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
WOW - that quilt truly is epic! I can’t believe you have so many little triangles there to work with. I tend to be a little bit ruthless in clearing out my scraps, but I might to rethink that now.
September 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
That quilt is really wonderful! I love it because there is so ‘mixed’, and because there is enough light colours it still looks very harmony! Beautiful!
Best wishes from Crete: Teje
December 22nd, 2010 at 11:44 pm
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