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Yeah! I finished a project! It is a red-and-white nine-patch quilt I call Red is Best. Now, I have a digital camera, and as soon as I can find a family member who can help me put a picture here, I will...
Something happens when I begin a quilt. Somehow, while I am in the process, I get at least two more ideas for quilts I want to make. You can see where this is going--I will never be able to finish all of the quilts I want to make--creativity begets creativity, I guess.
There are actually two Red is Best quilts. Sometimes I find it too hard to just give away a quilt, because I love it too much. After all, I buy fabric because I love it, not because I want to give it away! I spent quite some time collecting small-scale white-on-red and red-on-white prints. I found out that red was a good color choice--you find pretty nifty stuff at Christmas, Valentine's Day, and the patriotic holidays. I have snowflakes, hearts, and stars in my quilt.
If I find that I will not be able to part with a quilt amicably, I make two sets of squares, one for the recipient and another for me, for a later date.
I found that I had accumulated about six sets of squares that I had put away for later use. So I decided two years ago to make one of these "orphans" every year. So far, so good--Red is Best II is the second of these. But two problems arise: One, it doesn't get me any farther down the list of Things I Want To Do (although, thank heavens, I don't get other ideas when I do a copy), and Two, it's a little boring. I mean, I like it, but Been There, Done That.
I tied the first R.i.B. for my daughter about five years ago. This time, I wanted to hand-quilt it. I quilt rather simply, in keeping with my Quilting Motto: Finished is Better than Perfect. I can quilt a twin-size quilt in about three weeks, if I do not do laundry or cook any meals. Or shower. If I just do it In Front Of The TV, it takes me six weeks. This one was done in five--that's seven showers short...
Oh, one more thing. Red is Best is named after a children's book we loved when my kids were young. With the wonder of the internet, I looked up the author's address, and wrote to her, telling her we named a quilt after her book. She wrote a nice letter back, which makes a nice addition to my quilt diary. None of those cute journally-looking things they have in the catalogs--mine is a huge 2 1/2" three-ring binder. I try to put as many thoughts about each quilt as I can. My grandma put a "date" on the backs of hers, and that's all I know. Snippets of fabric, photos, my stupid notes-on-the-sides-of-envelopes--it's all there.
Next on the list is a baby quilt for my new grand- due in a few weeks. After that, I will choose a quilt from my List. And I'm excited to see what two New Ideas That I Will Not Live Long Enough To Make will come out of that project.
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