This “Hono”, meaning turtle, quilt was started many years ago, after a Hawaiian trip. I purchased the kit there, came home and made it up right away. Because I didn’t know much about the actual quilting at that time, I sewed all those little stuffed turtles on, then had to take them all back off again so it could be quilted. So it has hung for all this time waiting and waiting. “Hono” needs to be done and hung so we can enjoy it and remember the fantastic times we had in Hawaii. So I put it on the quilting machine, but didn’t like the quilting, then picked the quilting back out. It is now quilted with a pattern I can live with, and the little turtles have been sewn back on. It still needs a binding, label, hanging sleeve and little bead eyes for the turtle. It has taken several years to get this far, but it is closer to being done than it was a month ago. This is one of those projects that “done is better than perfect”
The list (I really should have hibernated) isn’t finished yet. Today the (5) electric entrance gate is not functioning. And the (6) GeekSquad has had control of my computer for the last 4 hours as the printer wasn’t working and since they started a defrag, it could be the rest of tonight. Maybe this is a new game of “12 days of Christmas”. If so, we’re halfway through the list. So shall I get up tomorrow or hibernate?
Hibernation is starting to look good…
I LOVE your turtles! What a great remembrance of a fantastic trip.
What a surprise–reading my daily blog list and coming across you making my “Baby Honu” quilt! I’m Lisa, and I designed the quilt pattern (I didn’t make the kit though, fabric stores make their own kits and insert my pattern). It’s so beautiful! I do hope you’re planning on finishing it, no pressure there though, even though I’m watching you now (ha! just kidding!). Here’s how I quilted mine: I didn’t quilt it before I sewed the turtles on, I quilted it after I sewed their stuffed bodies on. I ditch quilted around each round turtle shell, then echoed the entire turtle body twice as if it was making ripples in the water, then meandered in an ocean-y way between the turtles and on the wave block. Disclaimer, though, I’m not that great of a machine quilter, but that’s how I did it. I can try to find a close-up if you want to see a picture. Anyway, I enjoy your blog and I’m a daily reader. Thanks for blogging and sharing your life and work.