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| Halloween Quilt Completed September 2011 |
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| Close Up of One of the Blocks |
I had never made a quilt from charm squares (5" pre-cut squares) so I went searching for some to make our Halloween quilt. I was glad to find a Halloween theme Moda Charm Pack on e-Bay, at a pretty good price. Then, of course, I had to find a pattern which wasn't too difficult.
When I received the fabric, I wasn't sure I liked the squares. I did alter the pattern to accommodate the directional squares and didn't rotate some of the squares as the original pattern suggested. But I now love the high contrast and entire look of the top.
I hadn't made a pieced border before, so it was fun to make one. It took some real planning to make sure I had enough variety in the rectangles. I'm pleased with the way the border turned out. Off to the long arm quilter tomorrow.
Now for things horse-related. I didn't think at the advanced age of - er, well let's just leave it at "over 60" - that I would be in a horse show. In fact, if you asked me two months ago, I would have said "Never!" But leave it to our instructor, Kelly, to ask Mary (my riding buddy) and me to participate in the schooling show at the Knicker Knob Stable in October. I have no idea what one does in a horse show like this, never having been in one. I do know that it involves judges watching you and providing feedback. "Oh, great!" My very favorite thing. I'm sure I will like receiving judges' comments as much as I do in ice skating. But, Mary and I are committed to supporting "The Knob" (as we call the stable) and so we agreed to just "man up" and do it.
Being in a horse show means you've got to look good, right? So, I went online and found some half-chaps that, of course, I absolutely must have. They were only $29.00, so I'm sure they are not going to be great, but I am hoping they will help with the raw spot that I have on the inside of my right knee from riding. Kelly suggested I get these as "That's what English riders wear" so I took her advice, always wanting to look appropriate while riding. Between my outfit and the horse, maybe the judges won't look at my riding acumen!
Life has been up-and-down for us the last month and we are now adjusting to a "new normal" as the result of a very unexpected health condition that DH was just diagnosed with. But, we are trying to get back to some degree of normalcy and predictability, as much as possible, that is. We had a great appointment with an expert at Stanford Medical Center and came home feeling more optimist and positive than we did before going there.
Onward through life we go.
It's a fun quilt, which I think is what holiday quilts should be about more often than not. If not, fun, than sweet. I got some adorable backing fabric with witches hats and shoes on it - green, purple, orange. Ideal for the back.
ReplyDeleteI pray for normalcy right now. But we're doing better than I expected so I am happy about that and is DH.