a quilt for oma
my oma is about to turn 80, so i am making her a quilt.
she is a very non-fussy, dutch lady, so pink and lilac and frills were never going to do for her. it needed to be simple, and involve the colour blue.
when i’m making quilts i get very tired of counting the blocks over and over again, and never being 100% certain in my mind that i have the right number. my solution to this is to write a number of each block (in this case it was 1 - 40), and as i cut the pieces for that block, tear the number off the page i’ve written it on, and lay it on the pieces. simple, and very effective!
i’m making progress, and hoping very much that i get it finished in time to give to her on the day!
essie xoxoxox
Tags: quilting
October 30th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Lovely colours. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
hand quilting in summer is hot work, but i will do my best to get it done soon - i don’t want oma to have to wait too long for it!
essie xoxoxox
November 5th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
oh man. how are you laying those pieces out? it looks likejust the pattern fora couple of fabrics I can’t figure out what to do with.
I do adore white and blue in practically any context.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 am
Love the fabrics you’ve chosen!
I have a tip for you. Instead of writing the numbers on a piece of paper, tearing them and laying them on the blocks, you could also buy a row counter in the knitting notions section of your craft store and just click it as you finish a block. Very inexpensive, alot less “fiddlin” and it counts up to 99!
Happy Birthday to your Oma!
Hugs, health & happiness,
Anita
March 30th, 2010 at 2:22 am
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