First of all my kitchen floors have been cleaned three times in two weeks to baste quilts. Certainly to be noted as a great achievement in my life.
Secondly, I raced all morning Thursday to finish quilting and binding my nephew Ethan’s zig zag quilt so I could sew the binding down on our drive between Seattle and Vancouver. Pure joy in my mind.
I was so content as I settled into the back seat and clipped down the binding. I took out my needle and…damn…forgot the thread. Nice move slick, and since I spent all morning planning for my ‘bind down’ and paying no attention to packing real necessities (obviously including thread) I might as well just gone naked with heels to Vancouver.
But I’m fortunate you see, because I married a man that well knows how to navigate Vancouver AND was aware he was actually going to the Vancouver Whitecaps game AND I was watching from the comfort of our hotel, so I NEEDED thread.
The binding is fabulous, the same Alexander Henry Indigo Skulls as the backing.
This was one of those fabrics that I wanted instantly for a quilt back.
In fact, I bought it again. Take a guess why?
A) because I have no fabric and loads of money to throw around, or
B) I was irrationally freaked that I wasn’t ever going to be able to possess it again?
I originally went with an erratic zig zag for the quilting and after two swipes across the quilt wasn’t thrilled with all the labor intensive quilt turning, or maybe I’m just lazy. So, I got friendly with the seam ripper and continued with lines that ran vertically crossing each other randomly. The result created long skinny triangles along the top and bottom of the quilt and looks mighty fine if I don’t say so myself.
Yeah! Onto my niece Ella’s quilt.
Basting and clean floors are definitely made a more pleasant experience when your hubby makes you a margarita. It’s like artificial sunshine this time of year here.
Hope you all have a good week!
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p.s. I have listed in the shop, a stack of boy charm squares (five yards + total of fabric). You could make oodles of these.
I like the idea of basting a quilt on your kitchen floor with a margarita in hand! Seriously – that’s the life for me…..I’m dreaming.
no, gin and grapefruit juice.
I love the zig zags, and the intersecting line quilting is great. What’s the next hst project?
A value quilt. Eazy Peezy and fun to look at.
I freaking love that skull fabric! I wish I could read/sew/write in a car. I throw up if I think too hard in a moving vehicle, let alone be productive.
I can sew, but noooooo reading for me.
Love the simplicity of that quilt. It is amazing how dramatic those silly half square triangles can be!!
glen
I never tire of them.
I love the quilt, Katie! And I love the skull fabric… of course now scheming for Razi. 😉
Cheers to artificial sunshine!
Love the Skulls, I’ve done the no thread – not fun
So you know the feeling.
The quilting is fantastic!
I know that feeling of buying more of something you love – the repurchase of the skulls fabric is understandable, because a boy friendly fabric, that is not too babyish is hard to find.
That was my thought exactly on the boy fabric.
Great quilt for your nephew! He’s a lucky boy 🙂
love that quilt, katie! and the one you are basting looks great, too.
I really like this one a LOT!!!
Thanks Heather!
oh that skull fabric is so awesome! And I know what you mean about rushing to get it done so you can take it somewhere and sew down the binding – I’ve done that a few times before my girls’ ballet classes 🙂
And that looks like the best way to baste – well, that or a Belgian beer…
I thought of you…seriously.
I don’t know which I love more… the pics of the quilt and the awesome boy fabric, or you on the quilt in the middle of the floor with a drink in hand. Well done! I can sense your mischeviousness from here.
hey- what is the solid fabric in your quilt?
thanks
darci
I have watched your blog for a couple weeks. (Not sure which Rabbit hole I trailed down to find you, but am so glad I did)… I can honestly say I wish you lived in NH so I could sit with a marg and quilt with you! I may have to copy your quilt for my 12 year old son…
You’re too funny! Glad your man made a detour for the thread. Isn’t life like that – the best laid plans…
Oh I can so identify… recently made hubs stop during a roadtrip so I could buy thread, I was hand-quilting a baby quilt and had thread but I wasn’t happy with it. Gotta love the quilt-supportive husbands out there!
I know your nephew will love it. It’s boyish without being babyish.
Last summer I grabbed my project to sew in the car and rounded up a few supplies. When I picked up my seam ripper, I thought, “oh why would I need that for hexagons?” and left it behind. Of course I sewed a hexagon to another backwards. Won’t leave home without it now!
I need a kit with a cute little container.
This whole post just made me chuckle. On so many levels! Thanks for the bright moment in my work day.
amazing quilt as usually I can find here!!
Oh, no! It’s finished already. Please keep posting pictures. I just LOVE this quilt.
; )
It helps a bit that the next one is lovely too…
I’ll post more with its ‘sister’ quilt. Quilting that today.
Haha, artificial sunshine! We definitely need some to compliment our liquid sunshine! 🙂 I’m glad you found some thread.
Thanks Lady! Sure looks like you’ve kept yourself busy over the winter.
I just found your blog. Love your creativity! These quilts are amazing. What talent you have. My grandmother is a quilter and I’ve always wanted to be able to do it myself. I just started sewing, so I am determined to make my way there.
Have her teach you a few basics and take it from there! Thanks for your kind words.
Could you please direct me to the source of that specific skull fabric? I found lots of other (sort of similar) versions of it via an Internet search, but not THAT one.
Thank you!
Bette
Indigo Skulls by Alexander Henry. Kathy Mack at Pink Chalk had it and it was gone before I could dig in…found it again at Fabric.com, google coupon fabric.com for a deal.