I've been starting and making lots of things, as well as finishing plenty of small things, but I finally put together and finished my Birch Bay lap quilt from this shopping trip fabric buy. And felt like writing about it, so here I am!
Not too much to say, it's prettier in person, one of my cats made it into a bed within minutes of the finish and me putting it down on the coffee table so I know it's a winner.
Here is the truth. I had to take it off my quilt wall mid assembly to take photos of something else and I didn't keep track of what went where so the rows did not go together in the way they were supposed to. Whatever, I don't care, it's bright and cheerful and I have it wrapped around me this very moment.
I put most of my Heather Ross' Mendocino scraps in it since it matched the colors I was using which makes me happy, no more hoarding them in a drawer, I get to look at the mermaids and seahorses and octopi every day.
Backed with remants from the front & a vintage sheet. The binding is Rashida Coleman-Hale's Koi in plusses. I admit it, I love this print more than almost anything, already made a shirt out of it, want to by more yards so I can hoard it for no good reason except sometime the world might end and I'd be proud to leave a super awesome stash behind.
I'm dabbler in many areas of making things right now, currently exploring what you can do with a needle or sewing machine, ceramics, woodworking, and trying to increase my fancy drink repertoire up to three perfect drinks.