One week to go and I can't decide if I'm caught up or just behind and don't realize it. I didn't have a lot of Christmas quilting to do and we don't go to a lot of parties and I'll eventually do some baking -- but for now, I'm in a spot of limbo. Should I be doing something? Can I enjoy the moment? What (or who) have I forgotten?
One thing I had forgotten is how much I love this wallhanging! I have actually never hung it on a wall for Christmas.
But the fabrics are divine!
I got this years and years ago from Keepsake Quilting when I saw it and fell in love with the fabrics. Never mind that I had no idea how to do any of the techniques. I had to have it.
It's machine applique and quilt as you go. Or at least it was when I did it. The instructions were average, the templates were scary since I had never had to do anything quite this freeform, and the fabrics made my heart sing. I was terrified of cutting into the fabrics and clueless about how to use the natural shadings in them to emphasize the design.
Nor was I sure how to use the quilting to create additional design.
In the end, I love it -- even though it stays hung in the closet. Hopefully, by this time next year, I'll have hangers somewhere in the house (out of the sun) so I can enjoy my seasonal wallhangings. For now-this one is on my design wall so I see it everyday!
I wish each of you peace, joy, and color in your world -- Jan
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As a postscript -- it seems insensitive to be speaking of joy and color with such darkness and sadness in Newtown, CT. Words fail me in this incredibly sad sad time. I can only pray those affected will someday find peace, joy, and color again.
