I was perusing a blog called Buddy and Me and was inspired by the quilt Sue-Anne showed called Ryland Manor. It’s just lovely. (She’s stitching circles, too!) I then followed the link to Threadbear and that was the end of me. I’ve ordered a couple of patterns – Phebe and Tribute to Mrs Williams. Both of them are fairly time-consuming, I would imagine. But both of them are just beautiful.
While I am waiting for the patterns to arrive, I thought that I should probably get to work finishing some of my longer term UFOs. I often have several projects on the go at once, but I think I’ve currently got too many. They have been hanging about for a while and as a result, I feel I’ve lost my groove a bit lately. Not enough focus, perhaps!
So, this past weekend I’ve made some progress on a quilt I started about a year and half ago, which is a Patchwork on Stonleigh pattern called The Cotswolds. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to get through this, because it’s a quilt I really loved and wanted to do.
Maybe because at the time I started it there were quite a few crises going on around me which had me in a bit of a slump.
Maybe because I have been unsure about my fabric selection.
Anyway, I’ve made progress this weekend. I’ve added 2 borders and started work on the first of the remaining 2 borders. I’m happy with my progress and once I got into a bit of a rhythm I quite enjoyed myself. The next border is a checkboard one, so quite a bit of cutting there. Followed by a large pieces border, like the last one on there at the moment, but in the darker fabrics. If I can apply myself a bit, it really shouldn't take that long to get this quilt top finished.
I’d really like to get some things finished and mentally clear out the cobwebs so that I can make a concerted (and guilt-free) start on the new projects (one at a time, of course).
What do you do to get out of a slump in your world?
2 comments:
Love the quilt You should get it finished Im sure you will be well pleased with it
Your Cotswald quilt is beautiful!!! I have made that one too, one of my first quilts, and I have always loved it. So much so that it has resided on our bed for so long, I have had to put it away for fear of it wearing out. Once I have made a quilt, I like to move onto the next project, but I could easily make another one of these. What gets me inspired is reading blogs like yours and seeing all the wonderful projects that everyone is working on.
Good luck with the Threadbear quilts! We will have to compare notes on Phebe when we get started!
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