Hi Quilty Addicts! After my recent quilt finish, Delightful Daisies, I've been on a quilter's high. I'm sure some of you can relate. The quilt you've put so much time and effort into is finally finished and you LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! The body puts out an intoxicating cocktail of hormones and before you know it, you're searching for the next high. Wild eyed with quilt drool dripping from the chin, the dig for the next quick quilt fix begins. I told myself to stop but the quilt finishing monkey on my back wouldn't listen until I found the perfect next quick quilt finish. Oh yes! This quilt designed by Gigi's Thimble is perfect!
Perfect for many reasons.
1. The (free) quilt pattern is called Cabin Fever and right now we are transitioning from winter to spring. Perfect! I don't get cabin fever in the winter but the quilt finishing monkey on my back had me feeling a little nutty and feverish.
2. It's small and will be perfect for a quick to finish, oh yes, the quicker the better. I needed my quilt finish fix!
3. The first day of spring is March 20! Perfect!
4. The backing and binding were made and stored with the quilt years ago, perfect!
5. The backing fabric has daisies on it, my favorite flower! Again PERFECT!
As the 70's tunes blared, the quilt top and backing were placed on floor to check for the quilt frame loading direction. Oh, fiddlesticks. The backing is too small. The original plan must have been to quilt it on the sewing machine. No worries, it's a simple fix.
As I boogied my way over to the stash cabinet, I realized the quilt finishing monkey on my back was barely hanging on. Was this the result of the backing issue? By the time I had found the perfect fabrics the quilt finishing high was gone.
A quick look around the studio at the quilt blocks on the design wall and the new scrappy quilt on the cutting table and wouldn't you know it...that little monkey lost his grip and faded away.
Yes, I do love playing with my scraps. The Cabin Fever project will need to wait. Back into storage she went along with the fabrics to enlarge the backing.
Now that the quilt finishing high has faded it's back to the original plan for the week.
Today I think I'll work on the Old Town mystery quilt. She's been singing to me all morning as I write this post...
Song sung blueEverybody knows oneSong sung blueEvery garden grows one...
Love your Cabin Fever version. What pretty fabrics you picked. Thanks too for the link. Happy Stitching from me!
ReplyDeleteYour Cabin Fever is so cute! I made one years ago, it was a fun pattern, I need to make another one! I really like the fabrics in your Old Town mystery blocks, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteAnd now Neil Diamond song is going to be running around my brain all day 😅
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how quickly a problem can dampen our determination to finish something. At least you found the solution and the next time you are ready for a finish (or need a quick baby quilt) that one will be ready to go.
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