Our Mothers Danced

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After some thinking last week, I decided to give myself a break and make something new. And I was pretty excited about it!

Around this time last year, I had made my second-to-last visit to a quilters' shop, and came across a fabric that I found sort of broadly appealing, but couldn't imagine actually using.  I circled the store a couple of times, and finally went back to it, deciding to pick up three yards of it despite my ambivalence.  I had the feeling that if I did find a use for it, I would want a lot of it.  *hee*

Although I have lots of quite concrete ideas for quilts dancing in my head, for some reason, when I gave myself permission to make something new, I pulled out the "African ladies" fabric, as I call it.  And the second I touched it, I knew what I wanted to do with it.  (The subconscious is a strange place.)


Without hesitation, I gathered together my scraps in golds and browns and oranges, rusts and greens and creams, and as if I'd been thinking about it all along, the pattern for my next quilt was in my head.   I made a couple of sample blocks for sizing and calculating fabric usage, and began sewing.

I decided that I would feature a single lady in each block, and scatter them with crazy quilt blocks in complementary colours.  I made enough crazy quilt and dancing woman blocks for a queen sized quilt, but once they were done, I realized that three metres of my cream linen would not be enough.  So, I'm going to make two versions of this quilt, both lap sized, one in cream and one in black. 


I'm really excited to be making these quilts and am looking forward to showing them to you when they're completed.  And when I'm done those, I'm sure I'll be content to go back to finishing up a WIP or two.  ;)

P.S. I started a Modern Quilt Guild and our first meeting was on Sunday.  If you're a local follower, please come and join us - clicky on the linky!

E.P.S. - Holy cow!  The last time I checked my followers in September, I had 35.  Now I have 89!  Welcome to all of you - thanks so much for joining me here.  :)   I think when I get to 100, I'll have to have a giveway celebration.  That'll be fun! :)

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5 comments:

  1. Hi Diva, first - I love your blog, especially your style. It is FUN to read! and second - I can't resist a giveaway, or even the idea of maybe getting the chance of one. So, now you have 90 followers ;-))

    take care,
    Frauke

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  2. I just love your blog...that Dwain the tub I am drowning is adorable!!

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  3. These quilts will be amazing! Can't wait to see them!

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  4. You haven't been quilting long enough to have so many scraps. ;)

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  5. Really love the lady dancing:-) The colours are gorgeous!

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