This is my 100th post on my internship blog! Woot! (“woot” has become one of my favorite written interjections of late. I woot a lot.) What better subject for this monumental post than to share a finished quilt with you!
In the past five months or so, this nine-patch has been started, then put away for a few weeks. Pulled out then put away. It’s been a sporadic journey but the journey is finally complete!
I’m trying to not dwell on the things that aren’t perfect and the lessons I learned in the process of – what I would consider to be – my first “real” quilt. There are many aspects/steps that I can improve upon in my future quilting adventures. I consider it my first “real” quilt because the top was much more time-consuming/intense than previous strips of fabric or simple square, and because it’s finished with a real binding. While mistakes are many, I’m still pretty darn proud of the result!
I fell in love with the hand-sewing of the binding, the final step in the quilt construction. I loved being able to cuddle up under the work-in-progress while sewing away with my needle and brown thread.
I spent a lot of quality time with the quilt yesterday after my coworkers sent me home for the day. There may have been a minor Lindsay-almost-blacked-out episode in the office and they thought it best for me to rest for the day. After hours of successful napping, I took the day as my opportunity to rest up while quilting. I seem to be fine now; cause of episode unknown.
The one last step to take in this quilt’s beginning is to wash it. I love washing a quilt for the first time, pulling it out of the dryer, and feeling the difference – how the quilt becomes a quilt. It’s no longer just three layers sewn together; it feels different. Like the back, the batting, and the eclectic top have always belonged together.
To a completed quilt – woot!
To the 100th posting on my blog – woot!
there's no place like gnome. 
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