Why I'm an Idiot....

Why I'm an idiot...

Let's see, I was invited to a birthday party on Wednesday. The party was tonight, Saturday. Not being sure what to get my friend for her birthday, I decided to make a quilt. That's right. A quilt. 'Cause they're so quick and easy to make.


So I spent the rest of Wednesday questioning my decision, and Thursday afternoon started cutting fabric. I had a giant (free!) stash of fabric in patriotic colours. I was adamant to make something without a pattern, I wanted it to be my own design.


Needless to say, I haven't gotten much sleep over the last two days, but it got done. 

I wanted to keep the quilting light, so the blue area is done in a square spiral, and the stripes  each have two rows of a vine pattern.

I'm so happy with the way it turned out! And I found out that if you're really dedicated, and willing to loose sleep, you can finish a quilt in about 48 hours. It's also got me thinking that I should get on to making a Canadian flag quilt, too! But first I have about five or six other projects that need finishing.