Signed, Sealed, and Waiting To Be Delivered
With only days to spare, I have finally finished the quilt. Today it took a trip through the washer and dryer to get its new quilt smell, and remove the majority of dog hair trapped in the stiches. It came out looking perfect--it's got that crisp look, but at the same time, looks like it could have been made 50 years ago because of the wrinkles. I love the wrinkles. That's the best part of taking it out of the dryer for the first time. Ahhh!
I really am pleased with how the quilting turned out on this bad boy. For all of the frustration I had with picking out the design, it was so worth waiting for to start. The pictures don't show how nice it looks--I wish I could show it to everyone in person.
But overall, I really am excited to give this one away. I think part of the reason why I don't have as much stress and tension about giving this one as a gift, is that it's actually going to another quilter. My Granny does beautiful work, also all by hand, and I know she'll appreciate all the work that went into it. Although this quilt (which, I should add is called "Celebration") is smaller than the Wedding Spectacularrr quilt, it doesn't mean that I worked on it any less than I did the big one. I just know that it's going to someone who really will see the value in all my work. That makes a big difference to me.
Yay! Another quilt finished!
