A blog sabbatical … yes that's what happened here!
Four months of NO blogging … feeling a bit guilty!
After the kitchen redo and my daughters graduation
and trip to see my son things just came to a grinding stall!
It seems easier quicker to post in Facebook
but I actually missed blogging … so I'm back!
for our 2017 show …
my colors were a blue, red, orange
we have to use two of the colors and Gray
and may add in black and white
Orange is defiantly "out of the box" for me!
which made me want to use it all the more!
After scouring all my books and patterns and not able to find
something that motivated me … the sketching started ...
then out came my old EQ5
to create my challenge piece!
Here is the index card with my challenge colors
and the beginnings of the paper piecing part of the block
The quilt consists of these two blocks
here you can see my original sketch,
the EQ5 print out of the design
and the blocks all made and ready to be sewn together.
The finished top...
just waiting now for quilting inspiration to hit!
once it came together the name hit me like a ton of bricks
"Finding the Light thru Dementia"
It's dedicated to my mom - who is struggling with memory loss
some moments her thoughts are crystal clear like the blue skies,
other times they are muddled and grey.
but I'm always looking for that light thru it all where
she's the women I remember.
This summer was spent caring for my mom and quilting donation quilt tops.
Managed to get three tops done for the SCQG comfort quilts,
here are two of them - forgot to take a picture of the third one!
I also made a quilt and sent it down to Orlando Florida
for the victims of the Pulse night club shooting,
that was just such a tragedy - felt I needed to do something.
My work on the "Ladies of the Sea"quilt continues.
The original pattern by Sue Garmen calls for 16 beautiful boats,
mine will be scaled down to 9 boats plus the elaborate boarders
to accommodate the wall it will hang on!
The center block will be from a different pattern
"Massachusetts" by American Album Blocks…
I just could not leave out the Mayflower!
She's coming along nicely!
"Funky Garden on Red"
came home from her trip to the
sporting her third place ribbon!
and in August I was thrilled to receive
and Honorable Mention Ribbon for
"Winter Days in Shades of Taupe"
and since she is a ribbon winner she will be traveling
Holy Cow!!
So if your in Palm Springs, Santa Clara or Orlando
check out the Mancuso Quilt shows and stop by
and say hi to "Winter Days"!!
All in all it was a busy Quilty Sabbatical!!
