I bound it in a bright blue with small yellow flowers. I contemplated a navy text print for quite a while but decided to stick with the light and fun theme right to the end. I even, in a rare moment of forward planning, remembered to sew in the corner pockets so I am one step closer to being able to hang it on my wall.
I am happy with the little details I managed to include in this mini. Some of the fussy cuts are the only bit of fabric I had in that particular print so I am pleased with how they all fit in to their particular locations so well. Making this mini was a learning process for me and I had no concrete plan, just added in different things as I sewed and the mini grew.
And I am so very pleased that the British bulldog is in there due to all the advice and encouragement I received from you guys when I mucked up my first attempt to put him in the picture. Thank you to all who helped.
So that is another finish. I wonder what I will start next? Do you ever worry about running out of ideas, or are you like me - lying awake at 5am this morning thinking of a layout for epp that I would like to try out, and mentally auditioning different fabrics and layouts in my mind rather than doing something sensible like sleep? Will we ever have enough time, and fabric?
Susan
So many ideas, so little time! :D
ReplyDeleteSo many ideas, so little time! :D
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic Susan! And good decision to keep it for yourself too, it will look beautiful on your wall. I have the same problem, so many ideas, and never enough fabric or time ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo great to see you making something for YOU!!
ReplyDeletethat's so SO cute! And as for ideas, I suddenly get hit by them like a truck. Usually in the middle of the night!
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a 'wonder what would happen if I did this sort' of person!
ReplyDeleteNo - never enough time nor fabric!
What a wonderful mini! Glad you are keeping it :-) I'm always having ideas for things to try/make, always at times when I can't do anything about it usually :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely mini quilt!!!!!! Good for you to keep it for yourself, though I'm sure there are many people out there who would have been happy to receive it as a gift ;-) I have so many ideas that it is getting hard to decide where to start making them!
ReplyDeleteI work both ways, sometimes I get a crazy surge of ideas and others I have time to actually sew them without cramming more stuff on the list :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable piece! All your little fussy cut details make it so sweet. I so want to do something like this now, you have inspired me. So many ideas and never enough time.
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous!! I so wish I had kept back some of the girl on the swing instead of putting it all into a quilt!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is a mini treasure! So happy you are keeping it!
ReplyDeleteThe little mini is really sweet. Ideas and time to make are inversely proportional I reckon. Di x
ReplyDeleteGreat mini! *snigger* sorry that word always makes me laugh, and the improv worked perfectly! The grey duckling is my favourite- he looks so surprised. There will never be enough time to make all of the ideas, so i guess you just have to do whatever your head tells you you "need" to make next :o)
ReplyDeleteI always have far too many ideas to ever make everything. I find that can inhibit creativity though because it can be hard to know what to start...and get it finished without wanting to start something else! Love your mini though it is right you get to keep something you love so much.
ReplyDeleteIt is just fantastic Susan! I spend most my waking hours thinking about sewing ;-)
ReplyDeleteBravo! Take a bow, this is so charming. Enjoy your mini :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're keeping this one - it is perfectly you! Jxo
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! I love this piece of happiness. What a wonderful finish with little details to catch your eye. So glad you're keeping this cutie...
ReplyDeleteNo. I never seem to run out of ideas or fabric to try or tutes that catch my eye. Isn't it wonderful?
I love it! I can't read quilting books too close to bedtime 'cos it means I don't sleep! I'm not short of quilts I want to make (thank goodness!) but I am short on the time and energy required - the insistent ideas seem to find ways of climbing up the 'to do' list and then pester the life out of me until I make a start!
ReplyDeleteI have a list if you need something to be getting on with!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are keeping it xxxx
You deserve to keep your sweet little organically grown mini! And Brutus is perfect front and centre! No, you are not the only one who plans quilts in the middle of the night! Maybe it because we are all intrinsically linked and someone is actually awake on the other side of the world doing the actual creating!
ReplyDeleteYay for British Bulldogs and sunshine and making something for ourselves! It has turned out absolutely fantastic! :o)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're keeping this one! I did think you'd lost your final marble when you were talking about letting go of those little bits of HR in this mini ;)
ReplyDeleteI am forever planning quilts in my head and have been known to trek downstairs in the middle of the night on a hunt for pen and paper to draw up a plan :) I've got a pad by the bed now, just in case.
Love the colours, the style and the quirkiness. Its lovely!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you've decided to keep it. I would have had a hard time giving it away too!
I really love this wee quilt, and its great you're keeping it. I'm as nuts as you and have been known to start cutting for a new project at 2am. Sometimes there's just not enough time for sleeping ;)
ReplyDeleteLove this, my favourite bit is the ugly duckling under the post box :oD
ReplyDeleteI'd like to comment on you lying awake at 5 am, but I was rearranging retro flowers on my kitchen floor at 1:30 am today!
Definitely not enough time or fabric! Your mini has turned out perfectly and I am glad you get to keep it
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet mini - and it will look so lovely hanging on your wall somewhere.
ReplyDeleteSo very cute .. that bull dog is perfect where he is. glad you were able to do that.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, when do you sleep? just to let you know I received my win from you and I'm over the moon with the sweet pouch you made, many thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're keeping it - it is so much fun! So many ideas - sometimes they keep me from achieving anything!
ReplyDeleteLol! I'm the same, especially now that baby has called a temporary halt to all my quilting! The ideas are just back logging in my brain!
ReplyDeleteWell done. I love this one too....i like all of the quirky details.
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely! You are right to keep it and enjoy it every day! Just the clouds were not supposed to be in the sky ;)
ReplyDeleteWoohoo for keeping it! There will definitely never be enough time, and probably never enough fabric either.
ReplyDeleteLooks great and I'm thrilled for you that you are keeping it...you give so much away it's nice when something stays and you can enjoy it :o)
ReplyDeleteI agree, I'm very glad you are keeping it. It's so stinking cute.
ReplyDeleteThere's never enough time. My ideas just keep piling up in my brain and get all confused, as I just can't seem to find the time to work on them.
'Tis brilliant and perfect to keep all to yourself.
ReplyDeleteI love this mini and if you ever come across another one of those bull dogs, let me know.
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