I managed to squeeze in a last-minute finish for 2014 – the red, black & white Chopsticks quilt.
The quilt top was completed in November 2012 and, after aging for two years it is now an official quilt. I love the sharp contrast of the red, white and black.
There are areas of the machine quilting that are not as smooth or even as I would like, but I won’t get better unless I practice – right? I was trying out three of the machine quilting motifs from the book Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters. The book contains pages of quilting designs with detailed diagrams and encouragement to help a quilter succeed with their machine quilting. I enjoy paging through the book and dreaming of the day far in the future when I may be as good as Angela.
2014 closes with 14 quilt finishes, 69 yards of fabric used and one move. I wonder what 2015 will bring. Actually I do know one thing that 2015 will bring – a new granddaughter.
A Blessed New Year to everyone,
Marlene