Well, here I am - in between projects and so I decided it was a fine time to start a blog. We'll see.
It has been a rather hectic 2 week stretch. The deadline for the AQS Modern Quilt Challenge was yesterday, August 2nd, I think by 5 p.m. Central Time. I made it with about 4 hours to spare.
Nothing like seeing the challenge notice, hemming and hawing about it, finding perfect fabric at the IQF at Rosemont in late June, thinking about it, doodling around with the colored pencils and graph paper, thinking some more about it, finalizing the design, and then realizing I had 2 weeks to piece and quilt it. Oh and it turned out that my final design required more background fabric than I had and of course, it's hand dyed fabric and just to prove I can be stubborn, I refused to resize the quilt smaller to make it work. AAACCKKK!!!
But with some luck (Thanks to Cherrywood Fabrics for some excellent customer service and fast shipping) and a very understanding husband, Quietude was completed and entered. I'm please with it but of course there are a few things I would do differently - usually are - but overall it's okay. The new background fabric is a few shades darker but the placement worked with the design. This is technically my first attempt at a 'Modern Quilt'. For my next attempt I will be buying at least three yards of the neutral fabric...maybe four yards.
Cherry, the quilt turned out beautifully. Love to see you visions turned in reality.
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