OK, well… “finished” is a stretch. Head over to Lit and Laundry today to see people who have actually finished things.

While a lot of people go into crafty overdrive at the holidays, I had kind of petered out.  I had a lot of crafty energy in the late summer and early fall, but was burned out by late October.  Which means that the quilt I was making for my stepmom (who came and chose the fabrics with me back when she came to visit), kind of fell by the wayside.  I finished the quilt top in no time at all, and even had the backing pieced together.  But then… I lost energy. I moved my sewing machine and it still isn’t quite set up in its new home.  And, frankly, the actual quilting part tends to be what stymies me.

But then Christmas came, and I had no finished quilt to give her, and was mildly embarrassed.  There’s no real reason it shouldn’t have been done, except that, you know, life gets in the way.  Determined to get back in the swing of things, last night I finally pin-basted that bad boy, and tomorrow I will clear space for my sewing machine and get to it.  So, what I actually finished this Friday is pin-basting my stepmom’s quilt.  Which, as far as the entirety of the project is concerned, is more of a mid-point than actually finished.  But I’m finished pinning it.  So I say that counts.  It involved the better part of an hour on my hands and knees on the floor, messing with safety pins, and now it’s done.  Ready for quilting and finishing.

Onward…

Tags: quilts

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