Even though this being a stunning top, I found the story
behind it hilarious. Sonja’s mom asked
her to donate a quilt top to be raffled for some ladies’ group to raise
funds. Apart from having the two already
finished tops, rejected for having too harsh colours and Sonja hurriedly having
to make another in softer pastels, she then was asked THIS question….. “could
the back be used as the top?” Now I
fully understand that I don’t get anyone’s love of gardening and I respect people
not appreciating our hobby but really……, wanting to use a mottled pink backing
as the top instead of this stunning top?
After Sonja dropped her top off by me to be quilted the only
sentence that stuck was “could the back be used as the top” and by golly, not
even knowing any of these ladies, I planned my quilting around “what would it
look like from the back?” Ridiculous, I
know, but it got me thinking out of the box and with having received my ruler
base on the same day Sonja dropped the top, I had serious planning and
experimenting to do. It turns out my expectations were set somewhat high in
that I did not consider throat space when drawing up straight lines, so last
minute change of plans. I suppose it
could be done if you don’t have a time limitation but Sonja needed this quilt
finished over the weekend.
Once done I took it from the frame, just to discover I
forgot to quilt certain areas on one side.
Back on the frame and by golly, once Sonja arrived and looked at the
back (we are infatuated with the look from ‘the other side’ aren’t we?) she too
saw areas that I didn’t quilt.
Too late then as she wanted to use the afternoon/evening to
put the binding on and once this is done, we’ll give it yet a third time on the
frame and hopefully resolve all issues.
Where is the photo of the back then? Just kidding! Looks stunning. You are quilting like a pro already or should I say again? Now to get Sonja quilting her own tops...
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