Trisha QuiltChicken is our challenge mistress for Project Quilting ! She wrote:
It’s one of the most common yet foundational of geometric shapes: the hourglass. Just two triangles stacked tip-to-tip. Put them inside a square and it’s a block even beginners can sew.
But it’s also a symbol embued with meaning – representing the passage of time, a reminder of our inevitable mortality. A grim reminder of things lost and … wait, it got real grim all a sudden.
I’m linking up at Project Quilting 15.4 Hourglass
Many ideas spun around in my head, but I finally settled on a table runner. Using a tutorial from Jenny, MSQC, called Super Easy Hourglass Quilt I went to my charm pack basket! I had a partial one from Lily & Loom, called “ just for the joy of it” ! I added a couple of dark odd charms that I think had the same graphic vibe and started making 4 patches. Then sewed 2 four patches together, right sides facing. Cut through both diagonals! Voila ! 4 hourglass block. Up on the design wall. I settled on two rows of 5 blocks each. Three rows made it too wide, two rows a bit skinny. But I could corral all that scrappiness with a border or two.
I added a solid dark yellow 1 inch border, then a 2 inch border of Black with white dots.
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| The binding ready to be stitched to the back! |
The backing is some fabric given to me that is lavender and orange abstract print. The salvage says it is Color Theory by Sandra Banava for Robert Kaufman The binding is 3 strips from a jelly roll in a color I call berry. It’s wild and happy , absolutely joyful! I think I like it. I finished the binding late Friday afternoon! It was my birthday and as Trisha said above, hourglasses represent the passage of time, a reminder of our mortality! This is not grim however, I’m celebrating this year and each upcoming year with happy joyful gratitude! You only turn 78 once!
Now that it is done and posted to Project Quilting, I’ll link up with Alycia at Finished or Not Friday!
Mr. Busy took me out to dinner for my birthday. We shared this Mile High Molten Chocolate ice cream cake!
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!
That is a luscious looking piece of cake!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Judy! Your hourglass mini quilt is the perfect way to celebrate. I love its joyful colors! I'm going to have to check out that way of making the blocks. And that cake - yum!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday, Judy! I think I would have killed for that ice cream cake! lol It looks so yummy.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Judy! You certainly don't look 78, I thought you were still in your 60s. I'm turning 76 in June, so I join you in our celebration of gratitude for each year. I absolutely LOVE your hourglass quilt - the colors are magnificent!
ReplyDeletebeautiful! (and that cake made my mouth water!)
ReplyDeleteLooovvveee your hourglasses!! the colors are so bright!!
ReplyDeletethat cake looks amazing!! and filling!
Love your table runner! Happy Birthday!
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