The Gift of Music, Finished

 

I quilted and finished my "Gift of Music" quilt the other day.

I used 28wt Aurifil thread in gold for the machine quilting and my favorite Quilters Dream Green batting, which was lovely to work with as usual. I'm almost done with the 8 packages of this batting I bought at the beginning of the pandemic. There is an Etsy seller who sells Quilters Dream Green in bulk and I think that's a great way to buy batting when you often make quilts of about the same size.

Anyway the reds were scraps from my stash and the greens were bought expressly for this quilt. I particularly like the darker green, a Liberty of London print.

The detail shows the background fabric, white with gold music notes. I think it works really well with the gold thread. Initially I tried white thread but that was tragic and I spent a bitter hour pulling out a bunch of stitches. I'm very happy with the finished product. It will get a lot of use this season.

I call it "The Gift of Music" because I started learning piano in 2021 and music is a gift I've given myself. My neighbors who have to listen to me smash chords all day might disagree.

Big Long Update

So it's been months... I re-started my book blog and all my energy has been going in to that, along with various life issues. I had Covid, I quit my job, I started two volunteer jobs and started taking a language class. 

I am still sewing but at a slower pace than when I worked full time which is hilarious but true. I finished and gave away both of the quilts I made at the retreat; the peach quilt went to a charity drive and the Halloween quilt went to my friend Teresa in Kentucky. 

She is a friend from the Baby Yoda community and here are her babies, Vincent and Gina Louise, with the quilt. So cute!

I finished this quilt, another Lone Star Baby Quilt, with a stash of fat quarters my friend gave me after she decided she didn't want to be a quilter after all. I gave her the finished quilt.

I also completed another partial-seam herringbone top with a jelly roll of Tula Pink fabric. This is just the smaller pillow top I made from some of the leftovers. Eugenie will not get a mini version of this one, alas. She will have to be satisfied with other quilts and ginormous bag of clothes and accessories she shares with her sister. I don't know what I'm going to do with the quilt and pillow when they are finished. Maybe they will be a gift someday, who knows.