I am excited to be able to share Kayle's quilt with you today. I quilted this one in September, but needed to wait until after it was gifted to be able to share. She's a newer quilter and this was her first experience getting a quilt long-armed. I was so excited when I saw this quilt. I loved the fabrics she chose. I hadn't quilted on linen before, so I was glad to have the opportunity to try something new. I loved the backing fabric too. And the pattern itself is cute. It's called Star Stream and you can buy it from Chasing Tigers on Etsy. I might have to add it to my pattern collection. Anyway, back to the quilt--Kayle selected Starry for the pattern and I scaled it down quite a bit. I'm really pleased with how it came out.
We quilted my daughter's Water Drop quilt over the weekend. She initially had chosen a really cute snake quilting design, but once she started sewing it together she decided it looked more like succulents. I showed her a few different quilting designs that looked cactus-like to me. She narrowed it down to one called Sprockets, which to me looks like viewing succulents from above. Everyone besides me in the house thinks it looks like Beyblades. Anyway, she dithered for a while between the two designs and finally settled on the Beyblades. She wanted rainbow thread as well. She's really pleased with how it came out and I am still on the lookout for a quilt that could be enhanced by the snake design.
I had the opportunity to watch a Bill Kerr & Weeks Ringle class on color theory through one of the guilds I belong to. After watching the pre-recorded class we were able to participate in a live Zoom Q&A. It was interesting and gave me things to think about and consider. I learned a few good tips and was thankful for the opportunity to hear them speak. However, I'm still of the mindset that you should do what makes you happy in your chosen creative medium. It's your quilt and you get to make the decisions.
I'm nearing the end of my secret project--it's on the frame and ready to be quilted this afternoon. Have you ever have a project where everything seems to go wrong? This is mine. This project has tested my patience in so many ways. I made so many boneheaded mistakes on it. The instructions were clear and easy to follow, and I have enough skill and experience that it should have been really easy. I just kept attaching things to the wrong sides. I cut all of my sashing about four inches too short. I then cut my correct-length borders too short and had to sew the wrong cut back on to have enough. I almost ran out of background fabric even though I purchased extra. I started to quilt it and realized I had set up the pattern incorrectly, so I spent yesterday afternoon ripping out the one row I had stitched, which was sad because it had stitched out beautifully. WHY??
Anyway, let's move on from that. I did finally get to vote last Wednesday afternoon. The weather was beautiful and the wait was a little under an hour.
The master bathroom is repainted with a slightly different color than before. All the walls are the same color again, so I can live with it. The window trim is partially installed, so I'm looking forward to having a fully trimmed bathroom soon. I'm really hoping the rest of the rooms go a lot smoother than this one did! I do not want to repaint every wall in the house.
I'll leave you with some pretty sunset pictures I took the other night. The real thing was much more glorious than my photos, but these are nice and we can always use more beauty in the world.
PS--I signed up for a free, year-long photo course at https://ayearwithmycamera.com. The next class starts in November and I'm going to try it. One of my friends has been participating and taking really nice photos. I thought I'd give it a try.
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