I took the last stitches in the Leap Year quilt last night and ran it through the wash. I use Crayola washables to mark the quilting lines. Those are all gone now and all the wear and tear from being carted around for years and years is gone now. I started this quilt in 2016, appliquéing a circle in each block to represent whatever was going on in the sewing room on that day. For the most part it represents the Rainbow Scrap Challenge colors of each month.
The quilting was done with perle cotton in a rainbow of colors. Diagonal lines form crosses through each block and then a scalloped half circle form the border. I love the way the quilting crinkles up after the wash. Even if it does take me years to finish a hand quilted project, it looks great when it is done. I am going to link up with Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy's Quilts today, so be sure to head over and see the lovely hand sewing projects that are in the works
I started an organization project for the new year. I brainstormed a list of all the projects that need to be done in house - areas of chaos, backlogged clutter, messes galore. Rather than trying to tackle them all at once, I wrote each on a piece of paper. The idea is that I will pick a random task when the urge strikes and then do that thing. Yesterday, the job was the downstairs bathroom. It is connected to my sewing room and doesn't get used very often. We redid it a couple of years ago, but never fully finished it off. So first I cleared out all the randomness before giving everything a good scrub.
I found some bathmats that used to live in a different bathroom and made a plan for towel holders and a tile backsplash.
Kurt is going to do the backsplash for me and hang the towel bars, but it all looks a lot better and should be more useable now that it isn't a dumping ground. I also added two more jobs for me to the stack, the door needs to be painted and the walls need a second coat of paint. Today's project is sheets. That is another dumping ground that needs a good clear out. Wish me luck!
9 comments:
Your quilt looks lovely! Hand stitching does take a long time but it's so satisfying, happy stitching!
What a fabulous quilt! Well done! I have places in my house that need that kind of attention too. You bathroom looks great!
Oh good luck on your projects for 2025!! ;)))
I love the circles quilt--really neat...nice work hugs, Julierose
Leap Year is such a neat quilt! Did looking at all those circles as you quilted
remind you of other projects from back then? Congratulations on your finish!
I love your circles!
Such a pretty quilt!
Congrats on your finish! Great idea on the pick a project to work on. I might have to try that.
Congratulations on a marvelous finish! That is a masterpiece of hand stitching! I also love the binding and backing fabrics you found!
So proud of you!
Congrats on a beautiful finish! I think the clean up and decluttering never ends. I like your draw a thing approach. I finally initiated a rotating schedule which I need to get back to now that the holiday season is over.
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