2018 - A Look Back - Part I

In my effort to revive this blog (Don't you think blogging should make a big comeback?), I'm going to post some updates on what I've been working on this past year.

First, my Sue Spargo Folk-Tails quilt. I was really hoping to get it done by December 17th (which would have been 1 year since I started), but it obviously did not happen. I'll get there eventually.

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Hi! It's me! Still kind of on the fence about blogging but thought I'd give it a shot again.

When I was at the International Quilt Festival in Houston in November, I saw an exhibit of Sue Spargo's quilts. If you don't know anything about her, she is known for her folksy wool applique quilts. One of them really spoke to me.

What most of you probably don't know is that I grew up in South Africa. So did Sue. Many of her designs are inspired by her childhood in Africa, especially Folk-Tails.
Photos of her quilt in Houston:

Between the exhibit and a friend asking me to pick up some needles at Sue's booth for her, I was hooked. I bought the pattern book there and then.

The next step was a journey of sourcing wool for the project. And then I could start!

The pattern was originally a BOM and the quilt consists of 30 blocks.
I started the project around Christmas and hope to have it completed this year. It's quite addictive so it shouldn't be a problem.

Pics of my first blocks:

I'm going to try to post regular updates again from now on. There will still be "real" quilting posts too.

Also, if I'm a little lax over here, you can follow me on Instagram where I'm a lot more active.