Dreaming Again

I came across a great vlog recently by Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts. It gave me ideas. So I started researching and dreaming.

I have been cleaning up and organizing the Blue Room. It was so dreadful. I was initially looking for the left over fabrics from my Cherries Quilt. It has been hand quilted by the mother of the couple that bought most of our cows a few years ago. It still needs to be bound. 

So I pulled out a kits box and had a good look at Jinny Beyers New Moon. I bought this kit 10 years ago on sale. I had really wanted to make the Moon Glow, but it was not on sale. Too bad since it would have had all the fabrics in the kit. So, the other day, I found a free pattern download. So, I did. I downloaded it. All 75 pages. Now I have more options to dream about. 

Jinny Beyer has you printing off countless papers for each unit. Lots of paper needed and ink. Make sure to print the original pattern at 100%. After that you can photo copy onto newsprint. I bought a whole ream on amazon a few years ago. 500 sheets. I wonder now it that will be enough.  How did we ever quilt without copiers and computers?

I also  have her Shenandoah Baskets kit that was the 2015 BOM from Craftsy. See what you get when you start sorting and seeing and organizing. Nothing simple about this one but it is really gorgeous. Did I ever mention I met Jinny in person in Australia when I was there 10 years ago? Forgot to take out my camera for a picture. I do that a lot. Forget. 

It appears that Devan likes this one better than the Bali Star. I have both patterns. Flowers for my Wedding Quilt. I will let her decide since she will be making it with me. She is a get at it and get 'er done kind of girl.  I was looking through a bag of batiks I bought a lot of years ago. Possibly 15-20? I may have a new plan for some of those.

I am now officially  intrigued by the Quiltworx patterns and process. I do like process. My usual practice is to research, track down, purchase and collect everything for a big project, put it in a box, then move on to something else.  

tutorial for fpp   more tips for quiltworks   reading the pattern

Thirteen year old Ellyse is at hockey with Daddy who referees. She is learning to be the time keeper. Seventeen year old Ava has a migraine so we cancelled our lunch out to our favourite secret place. And almost (next week) twelve year old Devan is in the kitchen making ice cream and doing laundry. Ran out of bath towels. It is spring time and raining so cannot do yard work today. And that is how I ended up having access to my own computer for a Saturday.

blessings,

Chris