Hello Quilty Friends! Today's UFO quilt is Red December, designed by Esther Aliu. A quick search of my blog for the start date yielded one mention of the quilt in 2014.
The pattern calls for over 400 tiny red circles. I made 322 and a few other shapes before she was stored away and became a UFO. Today she will no longer be a UFO.
I've made the decision to give up on this quilt and put the applique pieces in my applique spare parts box.
This is where I put most of my applique tools, test pieces and oopsies.
Hopefully someday I can find a use for most of the spare parts in this box. Maybe an orphan applique quilt?
Here's the quilt in all its glory. Isn't it gorgeous?!! This image was pulled from Esthers blog. The quilt was made by Gail Smith. If you would like to purchase the PDF pattern you can find it here. My virus protection says her blog is a threat. I think that is false because I belong to an Ester Aliu Facebook group, and they use it often for purchasing and downloading patterns.
Oh all those circles. It's not the circles, but the placement of all the other pieces of this quilt pattern that intimidates me. Someday... Love your piece/parts tackle box! Great idea. :)
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is beautiful! That is a lot of circles though. Esther designs lovely quilts, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Quilt! I can see why you were anxious to make it. I got out an older project yesterday (painting) and ever since then have been trying to figure out where I could paint and how could I do such a difficult project? This morning I decided I really don't want to finish up a the project and I feel so much more at peace by making that decision. Sometimes, like your decision to put those lovely circles away, it just time to move on.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a whole ton and a half of applique. I think you made the right decision to say 'no more'.
ReplyDeleteI do love this quilt and I can see why you'd decided to do it after seeing it on Ester's blog. Of course, two-color quilts always catch my attention. YOU need to do what you feel right now and it does take ALOT of courage to decide what to do and then to do it. Congrats! You're a star.
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