In April of 2017, I bought fabric for a quilt I was chomping at the bit to make. So excited!! Lake Effect! A pattern I'd been seeing in magazines and on line - gosh I was inspired! When I bought the fabric, my thinking was that I would be able to replicate the quilt without buying the pattern. After a few months, I bought the digital pattern in this post. Soon after, I lost steam on it, ultimately determining that I'd go easy on myself - 10 years - yes, try to finish the flimsy in 10 years.
Quilt begun: April 2017
Flimsy deadline: April 2027
Actual flimsy finish: August 2026
That would be 8 months early according to my calculations. I'm over here patting myself on the back, don't cha' know!
In March, I posted from Florida that the piecing was completed (see this post) and mentioned that the four corners of applique needed to be finished off. That is what I've just completed. Whew. DONE.
It is far from a perfect quilt, but by gosh, it's done. DONE! But, please, I beg you!! Stop me before I ever consider doing another quilt like this! Tie my hands behind my back or take me needle thread away from me. What I began with enthusiasm ultimately became a project I wanted to avoid.
Now that it's done to this point, I am happy to have persevered and am able to say I did it. I do still like the suggestion of water that all those elongated hexies imply. Cold water, even. The blues are icy blue and the branches look frosted. So, yes, I like the cold, wintry image created.
Join me and other stitchers for the Slow Sunday Stitching party over at Kathy's Quilts. I've been teasing those talented ladies with this quilt for far too long!
Happy Quilting, Friends!
Jayne
Wow! Beautiful quilt top!!! I have a project I started about the same time that needs to be finished. How are you going to quilt this one? Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouraging comment. I really did a lot of procrastinating throughout the last 10 years. I will probably put it on the long arm and do a loose meander on it. I feel no compunction to hand quilt it.
DeleteA beautiful finish! Will you quilt this yourself or have it long armed?
ReplyDeleteI will put it on my long arm. I have zero interest in hand quilting it!
DeleteOoh, that is a beauty! It doesn't matter how long it took, but that you did it. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I will probably long arm it. Loose meander will be fast and then it will be truly done!
DeleteI am so glad to see the finished flimsy! She's a beauty, don't procrastinate on quilting her now so she's a completely finished finish!
ReplyDeleteGretchen, I hoped you would see this. You have been my best cheerleader through this whole long decade! Thank you!! I do think I will load it on the long arm and do a fast meander. Nothing in me says that this needs to be hand quilted. *hah!*
DeleteH my goodness, it is beautiful! Hand pieced hexies and hand appliqued borders, you certainly do need congratulations and a pat on the back. And what's ten years? You have been working hard to reach this point. Dare I ask, hand quilting to complete it?
ReplyDeleteWell, some quilters might say to hand quilt it, but this one is going for the fast finish. It will probably be long armed and done up with a loose meander design. That will satisfy me just fine. Thanks for the encouraging comment!
DeleteI've had a couple of projects like that. Thank goodness you bit the bullet and got it completed. That quilt is gorgeous! You deserve that pat on the back.
ReplyDeleteAny close inspection of this quilt would absolutely appall some quilters. It actually appalls me! But you know, I'm subscribing to the "finished is better than perfect" mantra for this one. Thanks for your kind comment!
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