Thursday, March 31, 2016

Finishalong - one completion


In the last hours of the first quarter of the Finishalong, I find myself with one entry only!! And wondering where the three months went? Not really - I do wish I'd finished more on my To Finish List, but I've had such a good time working on everything I've been working on, and eyeing the three months pass by, it's a long three months when you make every day count. 

Last October, I was alone in Portland, Maine for a day. Pepsipal caught an early flight home (airline employees travel by the seat of their pants because it's for free) and what was I to do? I immediately managed to get lost trying to take a scenic route and avoid the turnpike, which infuriated me with myself. I backtracked and managed to find Joann's on Brighton Ave, and wandered around there for several hours, looking at patterns and observing demographic inventory differences.

I wanted a small project to occupy me on my travel home from Boston. What I found was a table runner, and I decided to make one using batiks. This meant I could choose at least six fat quarter batiks plus a half-yard of a bolt fabric! 

The next day at approximately one pm I caught a bus from Portland to Logan, and that was the start of the trip from Portland to home. I was on buses, public transportation, airplanes and waiting in airports until about eight pm the next day - and I completed six motifs. I made one more, then let the runner sit around for several months but here it is for your viewing pleasure. I love the green edging (makes me think of Scarlett O'Hara's jade green watered silk dress) and the green batik backing. All the way from Logan to you!


And here are my original projects. No matter, they're back on the to-do list for next quarter!



2 comments:

  1. One finish is better than no finishes!!! Congratulations on your finish and thank you for participating in the FAL, on behalf of the 2016 global FAL hosts.

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    1. Thanks, and so lovely to see a DOG with a quilt!!

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