And what better way to kick off a rebooted blog than with a
finish?
The images below are of my first finish of 2015. The pattern
is “Happiness” by Jacqueline de Jonge (http://www.becolourful.com/)
of Be Colourful quilts. I am absolutely over the moon with this one (although
my family tells me I say that EVERY TIME I finish a quilt)! The fabric is
mostly from my stash and the colours are much more vibrant than they appear in
the photos. The assembly went like a dream, but there is a bit of a back story…
I have been an admirer of Jacqueline’s patterns for years
and finally worked up the courage to order the Aurora kit in early spring of
2014. When it arrived I was delighted with the fabric in the kit, but I was
completely lost in terms of understanding the pattern instructions. This was
due to three important factors: 1) my complete lack of experience with curved
piecing, 2) my lack of experience with paper-piecing, and 3) my inability to
understand/visualize the instructions. I was completely lost and totally out of
my depth.
And so the kit sat and sat and my guilt at spending the
money on it grew and grew.
Then, one day I was perusing quilting blogs and Jacqueline’s
came up (http://becolourfulquilts.blogspot.ca/).
Lo and behold, I quickly discovered that she had made an introductory DVD and
pattern for people just like me!
I promptly ordered the DVD and IT. WAS. AWESOME! She
explained and demonstrated everything so well that the moment I finished
watching it I ordered the accompanying pattern, “Happiness”.
As a result of the DVD someone with extremely limited paper
piecing and curved piecing experience was able to assemble this beauty in just
a few days time. It looks amazing AND I had a great time doing it. She even
explains how to do mitered corners which I had never done before doing them on “Happiness”.
If you are wanting to make one of Jacqueline’s quilts but
are, like I was, as confused and as intimidated, I would highly recommend
ordering the DVD. It was well worth it. So worth it in fact that I am going to
begin the Aurora kit next! I have moved from intimidated and confused about it
to excited!
My 2 Quilting Resolutions for 2015 were:
1) Re-start my blog, CHECK
2) Finish Aurora.
Wish me luck with #2!
All the best,
Melanie
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