Have you seen this new quilt?

Well, call me crazy, but I’ve decided to make this beautiful quilt. To make it even crazier, as I signed up to make this as a block-of-the-month project for next year,  I was approached by an equally crazy friend and employee from Quilted Threads to make this as a store sample. How flattering is that? But wait,  it gets crazier, the quilt needs to be ready for display in January! So, OK, I’ll think about it – for about 5 minutes- and guess what? I am making this for the store sample.

I love reproduction fabrics, and particularly civil war era fabrics. I have a fascination with the whole civil war time period-maybe in a previous life I lived in the south during those times, or maybe it was just Clark Gable as Rhett Butler that does it to me. At any rate, here I go, trying to do more than I should in a smaller time frame than is possible. i just can’t seem to help myself.

  The first block is started. As accurate as I am cutting, sewing, and pressing, I can never get my blocks to come out perfect. I guess close-enough will have to work. But, have you seen all those half-square triangles in this quilt? There are enough to make even the best quilter sweat a little. And, don’t even talk about quilting this quilt. The finished size measures  1o0 X 110 which is not the problem, it’s those sawtooth borders along the outside edge!

  This will certainly challenge me ad a piecer and quilter. But, hey, what else is there to do? It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and I have almost no family to connect with over the holidays. This project will keep me busy and keep me from getting melancholy before and during Christmas.

  Another big plus, this is probably the only way I will complete this quilt – a deadline! YAY for deadlines!

   Now, off to sew…..

   OMG! – I forgot to post this picture…

More new fabric! Did I tell you how much I love reproduction fabrics? The large print is from Moda, a Laundry Basket collection called “Close To My Heart” and the smaller pieces from the ” Astor Manor” collection. This quilt is just waiting for borders. I needed a quick project to complete to feel like I could get something done and not have a project linger. I’m into month 11 of a 12 month BOM and getting weary of it dragging on. It’s a great idea, but a block of the month project just takes too long to complete.

  Now, back to sewing…