What happened was this. It was a crazy Spring. And an even Crazier summer, I threw myself into sewing and then my machine broke. It broke 1/2 way through the sewing this quilt top:
I had over two yards of the background fabric, and I had it for over four years. It was one of the first expensive (designer, quilt store) fabrics I bought. Excellent quality, but it when I picked it up and looked at it, no spark. Maybe I just didn't want to cut it, but it was time to set it free. I like stars, because they are a committment, mathwise - takes alot of concentration to prepare before sewing, especially if they are scrappy. But stars are very versatile - a vintage block with lots of appeal. So I make myself use this fabric, I'm ready to put it all together, and the machine breaks. Irreparably. I was without sewing machine maybe five weeks. It was rough.
I spent fall preparing for craft fairs and creating inventory. Now I am trying to push through projects that I was stuck with or wanted to try. To start with, this Grandmother's Fan quilt has been waiting the longest. I collected the fabrics at least 8 years ago. I had the templates cut out 6 or 7 years ago. I pieced the fans together four years ago. I did not have the skill to complete it back then. I cut the inside arc and background sometime early last year and I made the blocks first week in January. I learned alot for next time. The colors match the living room in my parent's mountain house. There are two different green colored arcs - I will try to get a better picture of this. Scrappy but deliberate. Right now it makes me a little dizzy but all together hanging from a beautiful loft railing, I think it will be stunning. I am hoping to get this into the Pennsylvania Quilt Show in September.
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