Freshwater Chevrons Quilt

Hurrah!  Another gift finished in time!  This is the Chevron pattern from Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Road.  I bought the fabric in the January sales and have been quietly working on a few squares here and there.  The pattern is ridiculously easy but the awning stripe fabrics make it a little tricky by being stretchy plus the whole thing is biased. (In sewing terms.  Although the fabric may also be biased in favor of Kaffe.)  Once I knew the quilt could be delivered almost to the recipient's door, I worked to get it quilted and finished within the last few weeks.  It is now safely in its owner's hands.

Backing, Binding and Quilting

I love that the quilting pattern changes the look of the squares depending on the background color.  The copper thread was an inspired choice by the shop.  It stands out on the darker fabrics but fades completely away on some of the lighter ones.

The quilt is going to a seaside cottage so I'm hoping the whole thing will take on a faded appearance reminiscent of shop awnings on the island.  I could also see this pattern done in bold stripes for a completely different look.  I'll leave that to someone else as there's enough patterns in my quilting queue to keep me busy for awhile.  

AND - If you happen to have a spare pound or thousand in your account - consider Kaffe's Pig.  If only.

2:13:07

Race day.  I left before dawn. 

 Walked around the field to warm up.

Had my photo taken with the other 300 Dana-Farber runners.

Then went for a run with 4000 other people.

It was a great day and I'm more than happy with my result. (Coulda been better if only I hadn't stopped to pee...)  Thank you to all my sponsors and a special thank you to Gayle for cheering us on at Mile 11.  It was a much needed boost.  I'll draw for the prizes tomorrow.  If you haven't donated and were waiting to see if I would finish, go here.

You can say you knew me when...

My Wallpaper Strips quilt was accepted for the Kaffe Fassett Invitational Quilt Show!!!  I know that there were 60 entries but not how many were accepted.  They showed 40 quilts in 2005 if that's anything to go by.  I know it's not very good technically - the binding is wonky and the quilting could be neater - but I'm so excited that Kaffe will actually SEE one of my quilts.  Even if he just said 'hmmmm, interesting' I would be happy.  Who am I kidding?  I'm ecstatic that it was even accepted!  The exhibition will be on display on October 4th and 5th at the Connie Bean Center in Portsmouth, NH.  Should be great to see all those Kaffe patterns and prints in one place!

1:27'59"

9.1 miles.  Same shoes & socks as last week.  Same skirt.  Different music (Deep Dish instead of Fatboy).  16oz more water.  975 calories burned.  I'm eating everything in the house tonight.