My accomplishment this weekend

So, I have a friend from my sorority that I had been trying to get to take a class with me at my favorite quilt shop. She finally decided that she liked the picture from the newsletter of the Garden View quilt and asked me to sign her up at their Open House. Now, I actually got to see the actual quilt at the Open House and it made me gasp. I can't believe that I agreed to take this class. I got the book (it's from Stack a New Deck) and looked at the fabric requirements to see if there was something that I could do to 'help' the quilt. The pattern calls for 9 light florals and 9 dark florals in varying print size. There is a specific note in the book to find fabrics that have at least 3 different colors in them. So I went to the quilt shop to get my buddy Mary's opinion on how to make the quilt not 'hurt my eyes' as much. ( I should take this time to apologize to anyone who loves this quilt!) We decided that to get more solids or tone-on-tone fabrics would be good.

With these suggestions, Maddy and I went to the shop to pick out our fabrics when they were having an inventory clearance sale. Unfortunately, the store was packed and we were fighting to find fabrics that worked. I picked 4 lights and 4 darks and tried to stick to a burgundy and green theme. We enjoyed the class and learned how to stack and whack. I actually liked that process! And the quilt is going together nicely, but I am still not crazy about it. At least it will be easy to quilt - with the busy fabric, the author only quilted in straight lines from side to side and up and down.

This first picture is of the rows that I have assembled. I still have 2 rows left to put together and then I have to sew all the rows together. But I was told by my small group from Guild that I should be documenting my progress with each project. I am not sure what I will do with all the pics I will be taking, but at least I will have them. :)


This picture is of my little helper, Maisy. The dogs usually sit on my bed and look out the window while I sew, but Maisy got restless. I don't have a quilt wall to throw my quilts up yet, so I lay them out on the floor and then stand on my bed to get a better, farther away picture. It is very hard to keep the dogs off the fabric while I try to climb on the bed and I have to keep straightening out the fabric to get good pics!

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Sunday, July 29, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by CountryQuilter
Your quilt is looking very nice. I think sometimes it is better to change things to your taste. You have done a wonderful job on it. Your little Maisy looks identical to my little Agnus. I will have to post a photo of her later. She has an eye disease and she is blind in one eye. The vet said that there was nothing that could be done. We also have a basset hound named Fred. They are best friends and he takes care of her. Kristie
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Sunday, July 29, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Cre8tiveQuilter
Giggle, what do you mean, what will you do with all of your progress pictures...post them here of course!!! Have you seen all the stupid little pictures I've uploaded of my quilts? Giggle. If they're not a picture that I need to keep, then I just delete them off my computer or camera once I've uploaded them to webshots.
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Sunday, July 29, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Cre8tiveQuilter
I forgot to comment about your quilt. Sigh. Smack me upside the head. I like your fabrics. I think I would have cringed at the class too. Your fabrics are pretty, the pattern just does nothing for them which is unfortunate. =( I've never flipped through this book, I'll have to take a look next time I see a copy to see what it's all about. Are there other good patterns in it?