I Gave Birth Today
Posted By drsao on July 7, 2008
Tomorrow is the LAST BIRTH OF A SAMPLER CLASS and I really really really wanted to get the top completed BEFORE class……but Cuddles kept impeding progress (she decided that SLEEPING on the pieces was a grand idea!) How long can a cat nap last anyway?
I hung in there and I am PLEASED TO SAY that as of a few minutes ago, my BIRTH OF A SAMPLER QUILT TOP is finished – and it was indeed a nine-month project – and yes, it shared some similarities to labor…..LOL. Actually I am so excited that I am inclined to send myself flowers (isn’t that what happens when you give birth?)
It is a HUMONGOUS BABY – 112″ x 112″ – but she is beautiful (all mother’s say this!) and I love the VINTAGE HOLIDAY fabrics. Thanks to Susan of QUILTER’S CORNER for selecting the fabric for me (every time I see the little lavendar 1 1/2″ squares I will think of her….and thanks to Sherry Whitfield for designing the quilt and for teaching the class.
This is a close up of the corner…. 
While on the subject of GIVING BIRTH, a cute little mother finch hatched some baby birds in our hanging fern! I think she had FOUR babies! You can see her “purple/red” head poking out of the nest!
Now, don’t I wish the “good fairies” would sneak in during the night and sew together the pieces for the back of the Birth of a Sampler quilt! When I get to this part I always “THINK” about HIRING someone to put the back together for me or put the binding on for me…..and then I think about how much that would cost……and in the end, I rally! 🙂
Your quilt looks absolutely fabulous, and I’m sure the backing and binding will be just the christening present it needs!