What I've Been Up to

My posts have been further apart than I would like, but working 10 hours a day cuts into my blogging time (not to mention every other aspect of my life). I've had to stay after school to work at the PTO spaghetti dinner, attend an inservice, and sit in on conferences. Arriving at work at 7:30 and leaving at 5:30 or thereabouts is not my idea of a balanced life.



When I've been home, I've been binding off the quilts I got back from the quilter a few weeks ago. This one is for my son who went to school in Miami and now lives in LA. It's my first top and I think I did a great job of matching the houses on the border when I had to put a seam in the middle. It wasn't until after I had it quilted and laid out on his bed to surprise him when he comes home for Thanksgiving that I realized that the beach chair sections on the right side and the bottom make it seem unbalanced to me. I probably should have added another row of chairs to the top and left side. Oh, well, I'm learning and I enjoyed making this top. I'll just say that I was going for a "light and shadows" effect and won't show this to my quilting guild, whose members make amazing quilts. Here's the back which adds some fun.

Comments

  1. JanOctober 31, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    Susan I love it, it is so bright and cheery! Know he will be thrilled with his gift!

    You need to come and teach me how to quilt!lol

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  2. MysteryKnitterAugust 3, 2015 at 1:32 AM

    I am sure your son will love it.

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