Anyway... my point being, in between clips of Elvis and all, I've been pretty busy in my real life and haven't been taking the time to update my blog.
I'm still plugging away at the red batik quilt... toying with the name Rubys & Diamonds, I'm maybe halfway done with the quilting, if I really sat down with it, I could finish it in a weekend. But I get tired of having to move the entire quilt around every time I turn a corner... so I'm taking it slow.I pulled together the leftover fabric from my Valerie Wells funky squares quilt and made up a quilt top that I like vastly more than the original quilt.
Still haven't gotten my good camera fixed, so the colors aren't great in this picture.
It's a bit narrower than I'd like it to be, but I'm about out of fabric. As it was, I was kind of improvising with the solid brown stripes on the sides. Fortunately my niece is a very skinny little girl, and I think this one will be right up her alley with the bright colors and floral patterns. Still gotta decide on a quilting pattern... something with long straight(ish) lines! But there's no reason this couldn't be done in time for either her Birthday (in July) or Christmas. We'll see.
I've picked up some knitting WIPs too recently, although I haven't made much progress on anything.
3 comments:
I like. You've got a good eye for color. I think that's what keeps me from seriously quilting...
yeah, I do like bright colors... which is odd because 90% of my wardrobe is black (9.9% is pink ;) )
Amazing color choice on that quilt. I don't think I could have made it work, but you did an amazing job.
If you're ever in the mood for some serious goofy entertainment, see if you can't get a couple of the old Elvis movies. They're a hoot. With Elvis eye candy, which makes up for the campy goof factor.
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