Oh No She Di-int!

Noelle’s dance team has decided to do Secret Santas. There was not a dollar amount put on this activity, but there was one stipulation. The gift had to be handmade.

Thanks.

Because guess what Noelle wants to make.  A QUILT.

Oh, and did I mention that we have two weeks to do it? And that she hasn’t finished the quilt for her father? That she can’t keep her eyes open in the evening to sew? That she can’t seem to stay focused though she really wants to quilt? And that I work nearly 50 hours a week?

Oh no she di-int!

I need a nap.

OK, so this beautiful fabric I found at my favorite quilt store now goes to my daughter because the gift has to be red, black, white and silver, the colors of the dance team (darn it). So my quilting psychologist, Andrea, suggested that we cut 10 inch squares to make the piecing go faster.

Yeah right.

She should have suggested that we cut 10 inch squares to make the piecing go faster for me.

Yeah, laugh if you wanna.

So, 1 week of piecing this quilt in the late evenings after school and activities. Friday night, she fell asleep, so I finished the piecing. Saturday, we bought the sashing and backing and went to Andrea’s to put it all together. This #@!& quilt has to be done this weekend, because we just don’t have the time to finish it during the coming week.

Why oh how oh why oh how do I get myself into these predicaments?

So, new parameters for making quilts as gifts.

To my darling daughters, you are not to commission yourself to make a quilt unless you have at least two months to do so, and you dedicate yourself to doing a little at a time.

There. I have said my piece. That’s my story and I am sticking to it.

Here is Noelle's quilt … the first quilt finished in our household since declaring myself a Modern Quilter. These are simple squares that are tied with silver embroidery floss for finishing, and I have to admit I want to make another for myself ... I am in love with it. Most times, it was a joy working on this quilt with my baby girl. But it becomes my first entry into my Modern Quilt era (though it probably isn't really a modern quilt).