UP TO MY ELBOWS IN STARS....
I FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT! THE FIRST TIME I PIECED THE SQUARES AND TRIANGLES BY MACHINE...WHICH DID NOT WORK! THEN I CUT ALL THE PIECES OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME PIECED BY HAND...AND WALLA, THEY FIT! NOW ONLY HAVE TO DO 33 MORE BLOCKS! I HAVE BLOCK TWO CUT OUT AND READY TO BE SEWN, SO WILL BE WORKING ON THIS FOR AWHILE!
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
OH, I HAVE A REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION. IT WAS ON JEANNE KIMBALL'S BLOG, "WHY DO YOU QUILT"?
I QUILT BECAUSE I LOVE TO WORK WITH MY HANDS. BUT IN ANSWERING THAT QUESTION I FOUND I HAVE SO MANY ANSWERS. I ALSO LOVE THE FEELING OF FINISHING SOMETHING, WHETHER IT IS A BLOCK, A BORDER, A VINE, I TRULY LOVE TO APPLIQUE BY HAND. I LOVE THE PORTABILITY OF IT AND ALSO THE THERAPY THAT GOES INTO JUST SITTING QUIETLY AND SEWING. QUILTING HAS GIVEN ME CONFIDENCE AND ALSO CALMS ME WHEN LIFE GETS A LITTLE HECTIC. I HAVE GAINED SO MUCH OUT OF QUILTING AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET IS JUST A BONUS!!
WHY DO YOU QUILT?
HAPPY SEWING,
HUGS, MARY
Why do I quilt? I love the needle going into the fabric whether it's by machine or hand. It's very soothing. I also love the fabrics and playing with colors to see what will work together.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting your star block to work. It looks grand.
Your star is beautiful! I have started hand piecing a Baby Jane quilt...at the rate I'm going, it will take 25 years...lol.
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I quilt because it relaxes me. I am a hand quilter and there is something calming about sitting there stitching one stitch at a time.
ReplyDeleteYour Missouri Star blogs are looking good! Young "adults" are great fun and a wonderful energy to have in the house. Cooper...cute doggy!
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