This quilt was begun more than a year ago, as a gift to thank a neighbor. I lost interest in working on it when I discovered that the horse print purchased for the border didn't really work. It was buried and unearthed several times, then I found a different horse print that worked better. Some extra of the first print (but not quite enough) was purchased and pieced together to put on the back.Over the Christmas holidays our entire family worked on quilting the quilt together. We watched movies, visited, and just spent time together. Instead of quilting next to each and every line, we quilted long, straight lines in the light and dark sections of the Log Cabin pattern, quilting a rope motif down the centers of the lighter patches.
This quilt was completed because of my husband's enthusiastic encouragement, and he willingly worked on it, discovering that he has a good talent for it. Our oldest son made three stitches, which were worked as he chanted his love for our neighbor. Our youngest son's stitches were carefully made, but they are pretty long on the bottom of the quilt. He told me he was proud of those stitches! I know our wonderful neighbor will recognize that they are a representation of his love.My husband's favorite fabric is the blue batik, and I wish I had purchased more of it when a local Walmart was clearing out its expensive fabrics for $1 a yard! He really likes the touch of the blue in this quilt and wanted me to use it in the border, but it was wrapped up in another piece and could not be found in time. The batting is a packaged 100% cotton.
When we took it off the frame we washed it to make sure that the colored pencil we had used to mark the quilting lines would come out. I like the puckery look that shrunken cotton batting makes when it is washed. Last week my daughter and I finished stitching the binding and we delivered it to our friend and his wife. I am thankful for the experience of unity and love this project fostered in our home.
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