taking a bit of a tumble
Today, confident that Little A was safe, I pulled out the tumblers I cut out last week and proceeded to sew them up. You see, Carolann had sewed ALL hers up last week and she cut hers out after I cut out mine. Not on! I just had to catch up!
But unlike sensible Carolann, I just CANNOT do random. I cannot. Never have. It’s clearly some kind of born-with-defect.
So I placed my thirteen stacks in a row on the sideboard and carefully began laying out my version of random - you know, where you painstakingly and carefully consider every placement.
But I’m ever so pleased with it! Sitting at the table, peering over the top of the machine, my tumblers look like a collection of old silk ties, once neatly folded, now wobbling about a bit!
There are so many of these reproduction fabrics that I just adore …
I would definitely have worn a dress in this pink floral if I’d been bobbing about in the 19th century - perhaps my morning frock!
And this cheddar and spot is addictive - it’s just the perfect yellow and blue combination.
And I love the colours of these leaves.
Tomorrow, I shall place a dark border, then a “ribbon” border of the 13 different fabrics, then another dark border, back it with some more of that lovely flannel from the liquidation store and then …. I’m going to quilt it using the free motion foot on my new machine.
Goodness, I’m breathing more heavily just thinking about how challenging this will be!
Oh and btw, I’m not cutting out the diddly-tiddly side pieces. I’m going to trim down each side and straighten the edges that way! Ha! What a dodgy thing I am.
p.s. I did take a bit of a tumble on Saturday - on my way out grocery shopping, rolled over on my ankle on a rock in the driveway, landed with a crash onto my knees, put a hole in the knee of my only item of clothing (navy pants) that people say in amazement “Oh have you lost weight” when I wear them, and now have a scabby, bruised knee. Never mind. There were better tumbles ahead!
18 August, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Ouch! One kind of tumbles sound so not fun!! And the other kind look sooooo good :-)
18 August, 2008 at 3:01 pm
When I make a tumbler I absolutely HAVE to lay it all out. The fabrics you used are so lovely and rich. THis is a darling quilt.
18 August, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Wow! I love these fabrics. Have you ever thought that you could make a bag of tumblers?
18 August, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Love, love, love the tumblers! I’ve been cutting tiny tumblers, just haven’t pieced many. Your repro fabrics are gorgeous in this and some cheddar always makes a quilt sing, doesn’t it? Note to self: need more cheddar. And your tumblers are lining up so nicely. I have to re-educate myself every time I sew some together…now how do these need to go together? Mess it up several times before I get it right. OK, now that I’ve caught up on reading, I’m glad things continue on a positive course for Little A! And sorry about your knee. Are we too old for decorative patches on our knees?
19 August, 2008 at 2:31 am
your little blocks are lovely. I am good at random…I love to piece quilts that way. shoot, I even carry on random conversations sometimes. especially with my sister.
thanks for the fabric! I received it in the mail today. :)
19 August, 2008 at 4:53 pm
You have such a wonderful eye for fabrics! The tumblers look beautiful. Your talent for combining color and print may conflict with random design, but with the results you get, I wouldn’t worry about it!
20 August, 2008 at 1:37 am
Wonderful! Looks great in reproduction fabric. My pile of tumblers is growing slowly. I am going to try and not duplicate any fabrics, so it may be awhile before this quilt gets pieced. Can’t wait to see your tumbler quilt finished.
20 August, 2008 at 4:33 am
it looks great. I made a quilt once with similar tones and colours. I really like the shapes in yours.