I awoke in the wee hours of the morning, all hot and uncomfortable in this weird heat wave we're having (91 yesterday, and two days ago we had a freeze warning -- Mother Nature must be bipolar), unable to go back to sleep. I was feeling pretty rested though, and there really isn't any returning to Dreamland anyway once you've awakened the cat, so I got up, fed Archie his breakfast, and in the dim light of dawn, before I'd even had my coffee, started cutting into fabric.
Up until 4:45am I didn't have a thought of starting a new project, and by seven o'clock, all the rows were complete.
Pardon the cat hair -- making a dark quilt during shedding season isn't perhaps the best idea
It wasn't quite autopilot, but it did kind of feel like it was out of my control. It had been a while since I'd pieced anything, and I had a new "Comma" charm pack (the result of a weak moment online last week) just begging to be opened...those two factors combined to create this overwhelming compulsion to make something NOW, and I ran with it.
I didn't finish the top, but I got a good chunk of it done before I had other work to do. It'll be a wedding gift for later this summer, and I'm thankful my subconscious (or whatever that was) gave me the head start.
And now I need a nap.
3 comments:
That's a very stunning looking quilt! Did you have a pattern or did you make it up?
Beautiful quilt. Best part? It looks like it has no matching seams! I hope you make this into a pattern-I am always looking for patterns where I don't have to do all that pesky seam matching.
This one looks like a winner. I love when your brain turns off and you just sew something wonderful! Can't wait to see more of this.
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