As much as I will always be a Texas girl, I have to admit that New Mexico has a special place in my heart. It's where DH and I began our journey as a married couple. It's where our son was born. It's where the good Lord has set us for the second time. It's home.
The sunsets and sunrises are spectacular on a regular basis.
The food is addictive and don't even get me started on how much I love fresh green chile!
New Mexico has its own unique southwestern culture. There is a rich history here and it is reflected in the jewelry, fashion, architecture, fabrics, people, and landscape.
I'd been on the lookout for a quilt pattern that represented the Land of Enchantment and in 2014 I stumbled upon exactly what I was looking for while browsing through Flickr:
I contacted the lady who posted it and she was kind enough to direct me to the designer who is from Switzerland, of all places!
I planned to use a lot of Michele Watts' prints. She's is a local designer who had a few lines with Moda and I just happened to have some yardage in my stash.
I finally started this one in May of last year. Yes, I'd had this project planned for 12 years. It took a while since it's made of 2 1/2" squares and 80 x 98.
Once I started, I was determined to stay the course. I didn't have quite enough of all the original prints so I scattered some Grunge fabrics throughout which appeals to my scrappy heart.
I ended up extending the patchwork border one more row
Once I had it pieced, I went in search of a backing. I didn't have anything in my stash that I thought would work. The minute I saw this print, I couldn't hit buy fast enough - it's perfect!
Then Sandy worked her magic
And I spent 4 weeks binding it.
But it's now complete!
And apparently I need to pay more attention when I'm piecing! Good gravy!! I didn't even notice I had turned a block! I think I need to take a photo of every quilt top before it's quilted and double check for errors. I think those oopsies are charming in vintage quilts, but it's very obvious in this design. I keep wondering if I could take the quilting out of that one block and fix it. Have any of ya'll done that before?
The wind DOES blow a lot here in the spring and those blocks could be construed as tumbleweeds and it just blew over.
Sigh. Maybe I can just leave it displayed like this and call it art. 🙃
7 comments:
I believe I would leave it. I have several quilts from grandma's and great-grandma's that are over 100 years old. None of them are perfect. Those imperfections make them all the more endearing to me. I'm imperfect, and so are my quilts.
The quilt is beautiful. ❤️ I still can’t find the turned block; only you will notice it. I always have my husband check my layouts before sewing. He can spot a turned block in a second. ☺️
Your quilt is beautiful, turned block and all! I would leave the quilt like it is and call it a design change. Enjoy snuggling under this quilt, happy stitching!
Your quilt is beautiful! I had to look a while before I found the turned block. I wouldn't fix it, but if it really bothers you it could be done.
I searched several times before seeing it. I would leave it alone. The quilt is FABULOUS!!!
Your quilt is stunning! Very beautiful! I really had to search to find the turned block. If it is all quilted and bound, I would leave it. But, I know….you want it the right way. I would really struggle with that. Love your blog.
What a beautiful quilt! To correct the block, would be a ton of work and no one would ever know that you went to all that trouble. This quilt is special and imperfect. Like we all are!
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