How are your personal quilting challenges going?

14 years ago

Here we are mid Feb. and I just started this week on my goals for '10. (had to finish up a top from '09 first) Well, I've cut into my melon/peach fabric from 15 yrs ago and am pretty excited about the accompanying fabric that will be with it in a 2 color quilt, but my other challenge is to try and do 2 quilts at one time, so the 2nd one is also cut out and when I look at the fabric that will accompany it I find myself hoping that it will turn out okay. With the melon/peach one, I've had an idea of what fabric I wanted to use with it and my DD agreed with that choice, so I've had the 2 fabrics sitting out next to each other since Jan. and the more I look at them, the more I like them. With the 2nd quilt, the main color will by a light peach, and I thought I would put one color with it, but when I went to get it so I could start cutting, I found that I didn't have enough, so I grabbed another fabric that will be a really unusual choice. I had thought of the second fabric as a possibility - got the idea from the color of winter sunsets - now that it is cut and sewing has started, I'm wondering how it will turn out. That second choice was definitely more of an emotional, mood-driven choice. Are your emotional choices spot-on, or do you get better results from analyzing your choices? (Let's just say that the color combo I picked would NOT have shown up on that color harmonizer!)

Karlene

(See, I warned you I could write essays!)

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cindykg23
14 years ago
Karlene,

May be an 'essay', but I feel like I'm standing in your sewing room w/you while you show me what you're doing! - which is way cool!!
You mention peach fabrc, which is funny bec I'm using another of the peaches sent to me by ?? (sorry, forgot already:( She didn't care for the color. I've made an apron out of one of the calicos (adorable!) & am putting 2 more into a quilt that I just finished designing a few days ago. I'm excited to start, but swore I'd quilt & bind 2 & finish assembling another before I cut even one strip. -- & it's hard! let me tell you!! Haven't added to my Baltimore Album, that first block (center 30" sq) was so large that I'm counting it for at least 2 months' worth - sounds logical don't you think?! I did also finish up a scrap quilt, so it's not like I'm sitting on my hands or anything. I'm also doing 2 throws for DH' friends who have been driving him to work the past few wks since his truck died & we can't seem to find a decent replacement. HOPEFULLY I have at least one of them in my stash of tops waiting to be quilted - going to check that out today - it would save me a little work (& get another one off the pile of 'wait-ers')
I think that's it, but I'm already mentally going thro that 'wait' pile, so I might as well get up & go do it!

Happy quilting everyone! Remember, one of these days we'll be outside in the gardens & away from our machines, so make them sing while we can!!:-)
gerizone5
14 years ago
Slowly!!
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How are your personal quilting challenges going?

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