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may 2018 val right now skip to content val right now month may 2018 the ali grad quilt published on may 28 2018 by valrightnow 10 comments the secret sewing the graduation quilt for alex our college graduate grand daughter has been completed and gifted as i have said before every quilt has a story big or small and this one has a huge story of love gratitude and vision the picture above is one side of the finished quilt call it the front or back either is fine with me this side is expected to be the one that shows if ali uses the quilt on her bed however this is the side that took all my efforts and thought and time i can honestly say there is barely a stitch that isn t planned and full of love i started with the idea to do a row quilt of all the things she loves well i ended up with so many ideas that the quilt might have stretched across the country i began collecting fabrics and patterns as i started putting them together i could see that rows were not going to work so it is more of a collage of her life up to college graduation she finished at ku this year with a major in dance and a minor in psychology here are some closeups of the ali side of the quilt please note that quality of the images was obviously not the goal on these shots they were taken before the quilt was completed dogs and cats have always been a love and they still stop her for some petting when she sees them the center of this section is an embroidered square of ali and her cat mabel spoonflower helped me insert pictures of alex from over the years happy pensive loving and a beauty ice cream cones and cupcakes she has a love of baking so a balanced diet means a cupcake in each hand fits part of this section is a stand mixer i have heard it said that getting a good mixer is a good reason to get married we are pretty far from that right now i think thanks again to spoonflower i was able to include this square this is a piece of artwork alex left for us after a visit several years ago it depicts many of her memories with us up to that point and is very special to us i did not include the personal message she wrote on the back she worked on this every night after she went to bed and it was a very heartfelt gift ali s mama dubbed her ali bird long ago so there are plenty of birds in the quilt these and others that are more hidden the little birdie above was handmade by me with sunprinting and then some machine stitched outlines l o v e abounds in this quilt a little photoshop spoonflower and this happy image was able to become part of this quilt our ali is multi talented and i love this flower that makes up one block she just blooms everywhere and choose happy as a final work in college alex produced a show called boundless with a few other girls from her class her personal piece residuum was a stunning work choreographed to be presented as theatre in the round which was a first and a major goal of ali s one of my favorite squares is a fpp girl looking into the future her suitcase was later adorned with a joie de vivre label and speaking of the places she will go here is the label for this quilt interesting that the dr seuss quote was also used in one of the speeches to the ku graduating class during commencement when she opened her gift and got a glimpse of the fact that it was fabric she said yay my quilt i was hoping for a quilt i am the last one to get a quilt that pretty much made it all perfect for me it isn t that she was last by design but her quilt is certainly the most involved i have done to date and i can t think of a better person to receive it many people have been part of ali s success but none more than her mom my wonderful daughter i can t post pictures of everyone or all that transpired around this milestone but here are a few from the day of convocation and her party and off she goes it happens all that quick let the wind and your dreams carry you to the places you want to go alex you have what it takes we love you so very much we know you will succeed in whatever you choose as you prepare for your masters program at northwestern in chicago and beyond love granny share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories blog finishes quilting tags accomplishments blog family finishes life april sort of kicked my butt published on may 1 2018 by valrightnow 12 comments april was a month where i operated on overload most days why you ask i simply had more on my plate than i could do and i hate that this is how my goal sheet wraps up for april stash bee square was one i was not sure i would like it was a union jack flag in bright colors our queen bee lauren laurenmlir5 on ig shared a tutorial from granny maud on wordpress she requested a rainbow of colors for this fpp block that measures 15 x 7 5 when finished i ended up really enjoying it and appreciate that it was easy paper piecing not all of them are here is my block the riley blake challenge for the mqg was due this month and it was a fail for me i liked my idea and did get started but it is still sitting in the wip pile here it is in no glory i am sure the concept does not come through on this picture it was to be spring breeze well maybe for next spring the wonky star swap is always fun i do adore them and i did finish that one even if i shipped a day late on may 1 wonky stars are always so unique but they play well together thanks to all my swap mates and rachel bylancer on ig for this one that brings me to the shhhh secret sewing believe it or not this has been my main focus for months and it is actually almost finished it must be done in a few days and it will be yay this makes me so happy and i can t wait to post about it pretty soon the other carry over project that is moving on into may is a semi secret our grand daughter turns 8 and has asked for another quilt this one is to be about her creativity it runs in the family it won t be done in time for the birthday but it will be getting my focus once the secret is revealed can t tell a sweet grand daughter no so i can t say i got nothing done in april on top of the sewing there was a nice trip to california to see family always a blessing beautiful places good food and wine boys baseball laughs and love so here s to may you notice my goal sheet is pretty simple i hope this new month brings you much joy and some finished projects along the way happy quilting share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading categories blog foundation paper piecing monthly goals quilting tags blog goals quilting search for follow val right now on wordpress com subscribe to blog via email enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address subscribe join 240 other subscribers blog archives october 2018 september 2018 july 2018 june 2018 may 2018 april 2018 march 2018 february 2018 january 2018 december 2017 september 2017 august 2017 july 2017 june 2017 may 2017 april 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