I had waited until the very last moment to decide to participate for two reasons: 1) I was uncertain about how my skills would hold up in this very talented and creative group of people, and 2) our upcoming move to Raleigh had no certain date as of the time I had to decide to join. But my friend Kitty agreed to mail me anything back and forth and encouraged me to participate, so I did. I threw in this block from my Quiltmaker testing, Pippa Armbrester's "Reflecting Cityscapes" block:
As with all blocks from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, it measured 12.5" square unfinished. I don't do a lot of modern quilting and so I just threw a note into the bag that told the ladies to have fun! The finished product knocked my socks off:
(This photo is from Susan Kraterfield's blog as she put on the last border and documented her work on the three blocks she put borders on.) Each added their own note to mine. First, Kathy Wickham decided it was too early for borders and so she pulled a copy of the magazine and added a building on each end of my block. Victoria Person had it next and decided it looked somewhat art deco and put on the beveled border at the top right area of the block. Susan worked on it last and built on Victoria's art deco theme. I love how it turned out.
I don't know what I'll do with it next - it's about the size of a bed pillowcase now but I think I'll turn it into a wall hanging.
I have two quilt tops going to my long arm quilter next week and am working on a few other things so I'll try to post again next week. Right now we're in a holding pattern - the house is on the market and our lease in Raleigh doesn't start until the end of September, so I'm just enjoying the time off and home alone, getting in as much sewing as I can before the move and my unavoidable return to work.
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