Duck Mender Extraordinaire

This is the finished result of my Christmas Holiday Project, I had meant to sew by machine but never got around to getting out said machine. So I hand-stitched it and it appears to be quite a solid job. Out of my late Grandmother's towel - they had a magenta / pink theme going in their bathroom - and incidently, this is my Nan that my daughter was named for.

Soon the beak and head will need a hood too ... Death by Cuddling!

Meanwhile my quilt is progressing nicely and the beads for it have arrived as well.

Back to quilting ...

With the new year picking up in speed, I've started quilting again to save my sanity. In the past few (rocky) years, especially hand quilting has helped me save my sanity because of its evident progress and result at the end of each session. I am a very results-oriented person and while I can lose myself in small details and intricacies, I want to see RESULTS!

So I'm quite happily quilting away on my Turning Twenty. I've decided to not obsess about the fact that a lot of corners don't line up. What's bothering me at the moment is that the hand quilting does not really show up on the back all that much. I'm therefore considering embellishing it with beads. We shall see ...

One thing is clear though: as much as I attempt to "plan" my quilts for a better result, they always evolve into something I didn't envision at the planning stage. So far, I'm pleased with the outcome.



(and will post more up-to-date photos soon!)

Why not donate instead?

Now that the Kim Family Auction is over, and made $15000+, why not donate to help with the eBay and PayPal cost? I just did! Especially now that I got an honorable mention from Gerrie ...

Missed it by $10 ...

Both of the quilts I was bidding on went for $10 more than I had bid. Oh well ... that's my contribution to Penelope's and Sabine's college fund then ;-)

Currently highest bidder on Gerrie's Quilt

Still highest bidder on Kristin's Quilt ...

And I outbid my outbidder ...