July Quilty Finishes

The Sand Drift quilt is almost complete. I will add some sashing and a border of triangles to finish it off. (My July ALYoF goal can be found here.)



I'm beginning to write the pattern for this quilt, and all should be done by the end of August. Perfect timing, I think, for my first blogiversary! 

Is it okay to be totally infatuated with your own design? I hope so. I can't stop staring at this quilt!



I had the same problem with all these HSTs too. They sat on my table for days because they were just too pretty as a stack.



It's a good thing that I did stop daydreaming and actually piece the HSTs and flying geese together. I am thrilled with the results.
I also taught a good friend to quilt this month. My friend wanted to make two baby quilts. I told her that most people begin by sewing bibs and burp rags. She'll make an excellent quilter...she dove right into making quilts! 


I estimated that two strip quilts would take us four hours to make. We were going to have these done in one afternoon. Ha! Ha! Ha!

I have a renewed respect on how much time is required to make even the simplest of quilts. Three four-hour sessions later (total of 12 hours), we had the two strip quilts completed!

I am no longer disappointed that it has taken me all summer to finish the Sand Drift quilt. This takes time!

Good things come slow.

Linking up: fiberofallsorts // confessionsofafabricaddict // lilysquilts // blossomheartquilts // myquiltinfatuation // quiltstory



Happy Stitching,