I would like to start this blog post with some congratulations to myself. I writing a blog post, which is a win. I only found one tick on myself at work today and we saw no snakes. I am awake and alive.
Today in this awesome successful blog post I am going to discuss a quilt I finished several weeks ago.
It is a bigger, badder version of this quilt.
My friend Lauren asked me to make her a quilt. Normally, I do not make other people quilts on request. My fellow quilters may or may not agree with me, but quilts are a lot of work and gifting them is not something I do lightly. But something about Lauren's quilt stuck with me and she allowed me complete creative control and no deadline. Plus she is awesome.
Her only request was green. I think I nailed it.
It only took me a year.
But she loves it.
What do you need to congratulate yourself for today?
Quilt Stats:
Name: Crazy Good
Size: Approximately 60" x 60"
Fabrics: Scraps! with Ikea fabric on the back
Pattern: Roughly based on Crazy Star (from Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration)
Quilting: Figure eight loops with Aurifil thread
Finished: May 2014