WIP...

[hendercats]

Muse has hightailed for parts unknown, but I'm not just twiddling my thumbs. A few Eight years ago, I gifted my husband with a quilt for our bed, designed to his taste (gah - one of these days I'll get a pic of the *completed* quilt). But we bought a bigger bed and now the birthday gift is too small. Clearly, that's an excuse to make a new quilt

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[outinthestorm]

Ooooh, I've always wanted to do quilting (it's on the list of things to do one day, when I have free time - ha!), and this pattern looks amazing! Very nice, I can't wait to see the finished result, although I would love it if you posted progress notes, too!

[hendercats]

Oh, with your eye and creativity, I'm certain you would make amazing quilts! When, you know, you have time to expand your sewing repertoire. ;) Will post updates, but it will be a while - my machine died yesterday and the repair shop says it won't be fixed till the end of next month. *cries* I've already pressed all the bits I've sewn for this (taking out my frustrations about machine not working!), so I guess I'll be doing hand work for a while. Perhaps some applique...

[mumsypower]

Ah dearest Deb-
Words can't express how impressed with your amazing sewing talents! Your handiwork is simply lovely....what beautiful quilts you create!
Your Grandfather sounds like someone I would have loved to have known, myself. What a truly wonderful and gifted man he must have been.
(Clearly, quite a bit of him lives on in you, my dear friend.♥)
Thanks so much for sharing - I'm so looking forward to seeing the evolution of this!
(Hugs you tight)

[hendercats]

Clearly, quite a bit of him lives on in you
Oh, you are the absolute best for saying that, thank you so much! I really like to think it's true. *hugs* He was really the most amazing man. When he and my grandmother bought their house, they decided the stairway to the second floor didn't belong in the living room, so he moved it to the other side of the house!

[meguey]

What a cool story!

[cynthia_arrow]

Thanks for sharing this story of your grandfather and his awesome craftiness.

I wish I was patient and coordinated enough for quilting, but alas, I'm a crocheter (and a novice knitter). I look forward to seeing more of this project in progress.

[hendercats]

I wouldn't say quilting requires any more coordination than crocheting. Well, actually *quilting* might, but what I'm doing here is sewing a quilt top - I don't have anywhere near enough patience to actually quilt anything bigger than a wall hanging. When the top is done, I'll pack it off to a professional machine quilter.

You should (if you haven't already) treat yourself to a good quality hardwood crochet hook in your favorite size - the feel of working with one of those is amazing.

[meguey]

That's going to be a really beautiful quilt, and what a great story to go with it! I laughed when you wrote about your pattern being mostly math notes - many of mine are that way too.

[hendercats]

Thanks so much! Very glad you enjoyed the stories about my grandfather and that you liked the rug - apparently he made dozens, but nobody knows what happened to any of the rest of them. And it's nice to know I'm not the only one whose patterns are a page of numbers! :D

[meguey]

I think the quilts and other things we make are magnified by the stories behind them, and they become even more beautiful, because they have connection and meaning beyond just the most obvious level of aesthetics.

[emmy_roo]

Wow. Beautiful. Just beautiful. I love the colors and the story and the flow of the quilt.

[hendercats]

Thanks so much! I'm really enjoying making this one.