Swimming Upstream

This month has been all about riding that mad wave of manic creativity that cabin fever brings on each winter. With the fierce cold and the blowing snow I’ve felt compelled to cozy up inside with the sewing machine happily humming away. Although sometimes I’ve felt as though I’m swimming against the current, I’ve managed to complete many large projects, including my medallion quilt, better known as the Bubby BOM.

As you know from previous posts, Tammy and I have been working on this project since last fall and have been posting our progress to each other every week through emails. Well, I must tell you that at times these sweet little 10″ blocks have provided quite the challenge, with their intricate piecing and multiple triangles they were not for the faint of heart. Some blocks are just worth the extra effort and these certainly turned out that way. As each new block was finished, my excitement grew and I found myself obsessively dreaming of the finished quilt.

With no pattern to go by I just jumped in to the deep end and followed my instincts, which told me to border each of my blocks with black to enhance the bright colours I had been working with. This also helped to highlight those little blocks, showcasing the work that went into them rather than having them fade into the background. I don’t normally add multiple borders on my quilts but this one seemed to call for it and I’m glad I listened. When all is said and done, I could not be more pleased with the final results.

This quilt top is now moved into line for the quilting process… I just won’t reveal how many are in that line up.