The baby quilt is no longer in progress. It is done.
I actually had a dream about this quilt right when I was almost completely done quilting the white border. This is a sample of the beginning of the white border:
This particular quilting pattern was suggested by the pillow conversation Jim and I had about the letter Y. As it turns out, I actually did put the entire list of Atomic symbols into that border. I am wondering how long it will be before the child asks the parents about that border, if it ever does. Anyway, it pleases me no end that I did this and it worked out so well.
So, I was working Praseodymium, which I had to look up to find out what it was good for, when it was time to stop for the night. As I slept, the quilt blocks were spinning in my head, especially since the idea has been planted in my fertile mind that the blocks of the alphabet represent the story of my life. Eventually, the Man in the Maze came to me to speak, and made the point that the labyrinth which is such a large presence in our lives must be represented somehow on the quilt.
I am ever obedient to the Muse…
The labyrinth block is the one I reserved for the baby’s name and birthdate. If you look closely, you can see that there is room left at the top of the maze pattern for those things to be added once they are known.
The block just to the left represents the parents. Those ribbons were part of the decor for their wedding.
So, now I am without an active project just now. There is a stack of fabric accumulating on my desk for the next quilt, which is going to be another bargello called Supernova and will feature a transition of color from deep purple through paler shades to silver. I have about 2/3 of the fabric, but there is still a ways to go. I am going to visit my older sister in San Antonio in a couple of weeks and there are wonderful fabric stores there which I intend to avail myself of.
And the baby quilt is going too, in order to be admired during show and tell at my older sister’s quilt guild meeting. I guess I’d better think of a title for it.
Meanwhile, I believe I shall brave the slushy three inches of snow out there and go do my water aerobics.
That looks fantastic – I can’t imagine how you have the patience for it.
One stitch at a time… It really didn’t take that long to do. It was certainly more meaningful than playing words with friends, which I spend an inordinate amount of time doing….
Ah – I’m a bit of a Words with Friends addict too
A wonderful achievement and one that will be treasured for a long time, I’m sure. A wall hanging quilted by my mother is now on display in my grandson’s room, a grandson that my mother never met. I love to stand in front of it with this lovely boy in my arms, pointing out the zebra and the giraffe and the elephant.
I am hoping very much that this quilt will be down on the floor getting crawled about on and dirty and then being washed and worn out… I may get around to a wall hanging eventually.
Lovely work Ellie!
Thank you. I’m extremely pleased with myself, actually….almost to the point of being prideful….
Bravo! That is incredibly clever, and gorgeous! So much depth and emotion in the quilt…
Hope the kids like it.
Spectacular. I’m always impressed by a project that takes more patience than I’ll ever have, especially when the results are so gorgeous!
I don’t feel like it takes patience so much as just sticking to it. It helps that one can see progress on a daily basis.
Lovely!
Thank you. It really is. And the color is nicer in person than it is in the picture for some reason.