Today I was teaching in the church basement and began talking about my 100 days project I did a few years back which resulted in my large Haiku quilt. That was the piece that won first place in the Modern Quilt category in the 2017 Saskatoon quilt show. I was reminiscing about the custom quilting I did on that project and how much time was invested into the piece, and how some quilts become priceless because of these factors. Turns out, quilting is a very expensive activity, not just in the money invested but in the time we put into our projects, making them a true labour of love. Sometimes we just need a quick fix finish to offset those longterm projects and to give us that instant gratification or satisfaction of a little project.
For me, that often means piecing together a baby quilt or a table runner sized project and that is usually enough to take the edge off and the piece gets tossed into the “to be quilted” pile. So right now I’m working my way down through that pile and today I made a backing and binding for a table runner that will be added to my sale table at our upcoming quilt show. I took it one step further and mounted it on the longarm, quilted it, and machine sewed the binding on.
So, just in case you’re wondering, this is day three in my current 100daysproject. Keep watching for more progress…
until next time, as always, carol xox
Love the working man’s hand! Great idea to get rid of those odds and ends of fabric. What a super sweet quilt! Can’t wait to see all of your 100 days accomplishments. xoxo
Wow! Bubby! You didn’t waste any time commenting on this post! I swear I’ve just finished writing it up and hitting the ‘publish’ button 😮 Glad you noticed my special helper’s hand there in the corner, as I was battling hurricane winds this afternoon! so it was John to the rescue! xox