A Handmade Quilt

I decided to start sewing a quilt back in October (on Germany’s Reunification Day to be exact).  It seemed essential that we add another little handmade touch to our home, and I am finally able to share it with all of you.  Yes – I’m finally finished.

Creating a quilt in a small apartment is a bigger task than either Martin or I could have imagined.  I used the entire table to sew.  Our coffee table served as an ironing board and fabric cutting table.  Fabric piled on the couch and kitchen counter.  When I was ready to piece the layers together, we actually had to move the coffee table completely out of the area.

I’ll admit the colors are pretty intense.  I really needed a way to direct the lack of sunshine into something bright, I suppose.  I used a pattern from Jelly Roll Quilts with American fabrics and a fleece blanket from IKEA for the liner.

The quilt felt a little overwhelming on the couch with all of the bright colors against the mocha brown wall.  So I spread it across our bed to see how it looked.  It was perfect.  It’s there now, brightening another corner of our home.  And best of all… it’s finished!

How about you?  Do you have projects that go on forever?  A knitted sweater, perhaps?  A hole in the wall where the doorknob hit a little too hard?  There’s no shame in a project that takes months and months.