it's done! i actually made a quilt top!
a couple weeks ago melinda and i met up in lacrosse for a crafty weekend and i brought my sewing, seeing as how she is both a quilting genius and the creator of the tutorial i wanted to use for my top.
she brought me this life-changing purple sewing guide that completely revolutionized my "sewing straight" issues and i was off to the races!
i think it took me about 4 1/2 hours to do the entire thing! i am still blown away that i actually managed to do this! thank you so much melinda!! your patient guidance was just what i needed to get over my fears.
next step: put the back together... onward and upward my friends!
-melissa
ps - i feel i need to appologize for my wrinkled sewing... my iron is one of the many things i have yet to unpack. don't judge me. we're just a wrinkly kind of family!
wowzers! this is absolutely stunning! i love the fabric and your work is amazing! i can't wait to see the finished product! oh and i didn't even notice the wrinkles until you pointed them out...maybe because we are related and i also have a wrinkly kind of family :)
Posted by: meghan | October 17, 2012 at 03:22 PM
very cute! I actually got my sewing machine out last Sunday, it'd been months! I like that design, particularly with that fabric - great job!
Posted by: elizabeth | October 17, 2012 at 04:58 PM
Beautiful job!!
(That squirrel is taunting me, though.)
Posted by: kate | October 17, 2012 at 06:40 PM
It looks great! What pretty fabric. All the colors go so well together! That squirrel is super cute.
Posted by: Charlotte | October 18, 2012 at 02:34 AM
Amazing! I think the wrinkles add that little extra 'ce ne se qua'! :-)
Posted by: Anna | October 18, 2012 at 02:41 PM
That is completely and utterly adorable! I love it!!!!
Posted by: Ellen | October 18, 2012 at 04:09 PM
Beautiful work...I love it!!
Posted by: KnitNurd | October 18, 2012 at 09:59 PM
wow! wow! wow! it's amazing! i'm super impressed! three cheers for melinda's support and your awesome sewing skills!
Posted by: cmvs | October 19, 2012 at 04:15 AM
Iron? What's one of those?!! I guess we must be a wrinkly household too!! Love your quilt, I bet you will be making more!
Posted by: josiekitten | October 21, 2012 at 02:57 AM
WOW! That looks really fabulous. Well done you! Ros
Posted by: snoopydog | October 21, 2012 at 03:43 PM
Amazingly awesome!
Posted by: Kathy | October 23, 2012 at 01:33 AM
That is sooooo cute!! I'm getting ready to start a camping themed quilt for my hubby for Christmas...amazing how much faster it is than knitting a blanket!
Posted by: Dawn | October 27, 2012 at 01:20 AM
Such fun, colourful fabrics! Love the layout too :D
Posted by: Kylie | October 27, 2012 at 09:09 PM
soooo...do we quilt it when we next manage a visit?
love your quilt, my dear.
xoxo,
m
Posted by: quirkygranolagirl | December 30, 2012 at 10:00 PM