Many moons ago, my friend and I did a shop hop that took us to Quilt Junction, a lovely quilt shop located in a former train station. They had many very nice things, but there was one kit I decided needed to come home with me.
I don't normally buy kits (I'm too cheap), but this one seemed like a good deal (it even came with backing), so I bought it without a purpose :).
It was half-square triangles, with a border. And it came as a charm pack, so it was easy to put together. I was about to say fast, but given that the shop hop was in 2016, I don't think I can say fast :D.
I ended up changing the layout a little bit by switching the corners to go the opposite direction and highlight the inner diamonds a bit more.
It did sit around for a while waiting for me to decide how to quilt it, and then it sat around waiting for me to actually mark it.
This was a great putter project to have during covid. It hung out in the frames, and I would work on it as I had time.
One of the things I'm really going to miss about working from home is the opportunity to stitch my way through informational meetings. I found it really helpful having things for my hands to do, so that I didn't distract myself by checking my email or chatting with friends while I was supposed to be listening to the meeting. Plus, it was helpful for my progress :D.
I was quite happy to let it sit around for a while not finishing it, as I didn't have a purpose for it, and I didn't have another thing I was waiting to put in the frame. However, that changed when I heard that friends were having a baby. That meant I had to get my butt in gear.
I was able to finish and get it in the mail not long after the baby came into the world, which I consider a win.
It also in time for me to take it to my grandparents to work on the binding - always a good place to get things done.
This was my first quilt to send through the mail, so I was a little nervous, but it did arrive okay, so that was good.
I even tried to vacuum pack it a bit to be able to put it in a smaller package, but it didn't actually hold long enough to get it to the post office :D.
Great presentation.
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