Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Work in Progress Wednesday

I'm new to all this but why not show off some of my stuff too? I know it's supposed to be "work in progress", but this one is finished and I'm pleased with it.  It's hard to judge size from a photo, and I'm far too lazy to go upstairs and measure it, but it's big.  Years ago when my son was in his mid teens he started to grow and he continued to grow until he ended up at 6 foot 3 inches.  My husband made a special long bed for him so that he could stretch his legs out.  Looks nice doesn't it.  I might mention that he cut down the trees, sawed the logs into boards and made everything you see here.  (floor too) He's a clever man with wood!


This scrappy tripalong was an attempt to get my bits and pieces under control, but I seem to have as much left over as I did to start with.  I'm not sure I want to repeat this pattern as it was not easy to quilt--hard on the hands and shoulders, and if you look closely the quilting lines are a bit wavy, but who cares.  Perfection is not within my grasp, but the joy in the process is.

 There are a lot of little pieces in there, from top of the line designer fabrics to Walmart fat quarters, but somehow they meld together. Lest you think that my life is as tidy as it appears in the photo above, if you turn to the opposite wall, a view of the fabric clutter should reassure you that my stash is as messy as yours!
I have a new project in the works but haven't gotten any further than pulling out yet more fabric from my stash.  Maybe by next Wednesday I'll have some progress to report.

6 comments:

  1. Oh I love the scrappy quilt.....and you have quite a stash there...nice.

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  2. I have a friend who always says, Done is better than Perfect... gorgeous wood - my dad was good with wood too, but not my DH... by the way, you can do smaller quilts, hahahaha!

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  3. Beautiful scrappy quilt! Love it.

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  4. I do not see any wavy lines! Great quilt, lovely room! All that wood!

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  5. Just claim you meant to do that, don't apologize! It is a lovely quilt. Good work.

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  6. How fortunate that your husband is a wood crafter! He is very good! I love your tripalong! I too love the process and do NOT seek perfection, but I see no waves in your quilt. It's gorgeous. :)

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