Even though this month is the shortest, which means less days to sew, and on the Canadian prairies this month usually has the most miserable weather of the entire year, February is my most favourite month of all. First up is my birthday, then my Dad’s birthday, then Valentine’s Day, and lastly it’s my wedding anniversary! It’s like an entire month devoted to love, cake, chocolate, and celebrations. Hmmm, maybe it’s a good thing it’s only 28 days long.
Well, I’m starting February off with a bang and sticking with my plan to post once a week and first on my list of announcements, as of January 29th, the ‘Whisper Sweet Nothings’ quilt is completely pieced and ready to go on the longarm this week. The backing is made and pressed, and the binding is ready to go too. It just might end up being my birthday present to myself, afterall. The photo at the top of this post is a bit shabby as the quilt top is so large it was difficult finding a spot to hang it, and by the time I was finished sewing on Sunday I was losing the good afternoon light. Even hanging on the clothesline, the first row at the top of the quilt had to be folded over and the bottom is dragging in the snow, so you can imagine how awkward this was to photograph on a cold winter’s evening. But it’s mine and I love it! and it feels so good to be done the piecing!
Next on the 17 in 2017 list is a project started at least two years ago as a workshop sample I created to teach the value of ‘Value’ when selecting your quilting fabrics. There were nine lessons, therefore nine blocks, all the same design, but each one has a different appearance because of the placement in colour values. I had used some crazy print combinations and thought it would be interesting to continue experimenting with that concept, stretching myself to use colour and print in unfamiliar ways. I’m not sure how large this quilt will end up, as I’m making it up as I go along, but I’m actually quite excited to just go for it and see where it leads me. So far I’ve created a large flying geese border, bringing in some warmer colours to tie in with the print I used in the center of the stars. I’ve already pieced another border but I’ll save that for a progress report later in the month.
In the meantime, I’m off to work on my PHD (projects half done), don’t you love that! :o)
as always, carol
Fun colour choices on your February project! Love the “Whisper Sweet Nothings”…can hardly wait to see that one in person! Love, me xoxo
Thanks Tammy! I just completed mounting ‘Whisper Sweet Nothings’ onto the longarm frame today. Hope to start the quilting process tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted :o)