It all started [in Jan 2017] with being bored and not really wanting to face up the prospect of having to move house and live in a Caravan Park until the next house was ready. You know the scene, scrolling, procrastinating, not wanting to face reality, "I really want to start something new"... all those wonderful excuses we give ourselves?
As I was scrolling, I came across the 182 Day Solstice Challenge - a fun, sampler quilt with blocks of all sizes jumping into the mix for the fun of playing together.
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| The blocks I've made so far, laid out on a bed sheet. The large centre block is my own design. |
I started with a beautiful piece of French Linen, some shot cotton and a background. The rest of the bits coming from my stash.
At the time, I took my little travel machine and sewed while sitting in the "budget" cabin at the caravan park while my boys started at their new school and my DH went to work. This project was a bit like a saving grace for me. We were in a new town and I was looking at starting all over again with getting into new groups, finding work and so on. It gave me an excuse to go and check out the local quilt shops and have a focus on something other than moving house.
And, after the move? I worked on it for a little while until I lost 1 single solitary triangle from the centre panel. Yep, you guessed it - this project has then sat in it's tub, patiently waiting in the cupboard until last week, when it jumped off the top shelf and into my hands while I was looking for something I could cut out and prepare for Friday Quilt Group.
When I opened the box the blessed lost triangle was sitting on top looking at me! Seriously! After huffing and puffing at myself (grrr) about the triangle, I sat down very calmly and put the block together, framed it and voila! I LOVE that big middle block.
After making 4 blocks last Friday, I just felt happy. It is so good to have a focus for this project and to see the direction it is heading in. Once the blocks are completed, there will be some filler sections to make, but they can wait.😉
Today, I got all of the remaining blocks cut and they are now in plastic sleeves with their patterns, ready for tomorrow's quilt group gathering.
** The blocks from the 182 Day Solstice Sampler Challenge can be found here.
