It’s been a long time.....

I’m participating in a motivational activity graciously hosted by Susan at Blackberry Creek Home Arts designed to help complete projects that have been languishing.  

I can report some “finishes."  Two of these “finishes” were never previously written about, which kind of makes them appear like they came from nowhere.  

The first was finished late in the fall. Because we had such a warm fall, our begonias and impatiens were still in bloom by Thanksgiving.  This quilt now hangs on a wall adjacent to a stairway - a difficult place to photograph it. 

I used a New York Beauty block and two block patterns from Carol Doak’s book, Mariner’s Compass Stars I was exploring the use of florals and marbelized fabrics in the round areas inside the New York Beauty blocks.  

I was so pleased with how it turned out, that I made another.  

This quilt was a gift to my wonderful veterinarian. For the past decade we have been adopting senior, special needs, canine companions - typically the poor souls who are unadoptable.  Our vet has gone above and beyond in helping us restore their health.   I was racing with time to complete it before Christmas.  I did not have time to finish a label, and I believe I want to revisit the bottom of the quilt - the binding looks a bit off. I am hoping that I can “borrow” it from her next week to sew on the label, revisit the binding that needs a little adjustment - and perhaps I can get a better photo!  In this photo, the binding was not quite done, and I was holding it!

Friends who saw this quilt in person commented on how “glowy” it is!  And again, the mariner’s compass star blocks were the “Africa” and “Belguim” blocks from Carol Doak’s book.

And finally, I think this qualifies as a finish.  It’s been languishing since I stopped blogging - about a year and a half ago....  

The binding has just a few more inches to go (bottom left) but I think it qualifies as a finish.

Thanks, Susan, for the inspiration and motivation....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Susan Ramey Cleveland]

Your New York Beauty and Mariner's Compass quilts are awesome! And so is the puppy dog.

[Diane]

I have always loved Mariner's Compass quilts. Never made one, but they are so beautiful.

[Barbara Anne]

What beautiful quilts and applause for finishing them, too!!

Hang my head, I have that book written by Carol Doak and haven't used it at all. Shame on me! I seem to dilly dally about what fabric to use and in what position, so I do nothing. How do you decide?

Cheers!

[juniperjune]

hello again! those quilts are amazing; i particularly like the first one. how creative and interesting to overlap those motifs!