Quilting Can Be SO Boring at Times

 There are times when the

repetitiveness of an action can be soothing,

like rocking a baby,

swimming,

or even hand quilting.

 The rhythmic motion can

ease away the stresses and anxieties of the day

and make you feel better.

This past week was filled with repetitive motions

and all it did was make me restless, tired, moody,

and ready to go crazy. 

I had found Noah and Matelida

lingering in a tote bag.

Now before that brings up bad images,

I'll remind you that Noah and Matelida

is a wonderful antique sampler pattern

designed by Dawn at

Collector With A Needle

This was a BOM started in 2014

and Noah and Matilda have been

enduring their tote bag residency for

over a year.

There's always a hang up or a reason why 

a quilt is ignored and left to the fate of

becoming a UFO.

In this case, I know exactly why.

It was the thought of the

repetitive, dull, tedious motions of

 making very small grapes for the appliqued border.

 I just couldn't face it.

But it was time to be a big girl quilter

and 

trace, cut, prep

 a gazillion circles,

(although, you can see they're still not  quite

ready to applique)

make miles of bias vines

and then trace, cut and prep

a bushel of leaves and flowers.

Okay, I sound a bit whiny, but

now that part is done.

I also knew I would have to slightly

refigure the border pattern and

I didn't want to do math!

But with only a few numbers and

 pleating the pattern, it worked out.

 

 I shadowed the vine design onto the fabric

and glued it in place with Roxanne's Basting Glue.

Next came more stems and leaves

 

and side one is ready to applique.

Now to many, appliqueing may fall into the 

category of a repetitive, monotonous,

tiresome, a mind-numbing activity, but for me

just the opposite.

Now comes the fun part.

I'm ready for a wild, mind blowing, thrilling ride.

Aren't you glad we're all different!

 Until Next Time-