Flashback Friday: 2008

It's a trip recalling 2008.  Especially now that I'm in SF.  In the spring of 2008, I left the reservation to be with my man in Tucson.  Up until that point, I was largely preoccupied with churning out a lot of quilts as they were in demand, especially during the winter.  I didn't stray much from the usual quilt block assembly, so I didn't feel particularly clever.  Moving to Tucson, however, allowed me to break away from the usual and try something different, among other things.  :P

The Double Wedding Ring quilt was one of those things.  I have always wanted such a quilt, and I didn't want to take any shortcuts.  I only wish I had made a small wall or lap quilt or pillow to start.  Or even just one ring.  Instead, I delved right into a creating bed-size quilt.  Now I feel compelled to stay on course even though it has been five years!

Everytime I pull it out, I marvel at it.  The problem is that it's been a slow process.  Why? Because I didn't plan it out very well.  Sure, I chose the fabrics and gathered the supplies. But I've continued to do this quilt piecemeal, and, to get it completed, I have to start being efficient.  And, well, motivated to be, uh, efficient.

See, you can't just pull out the long ruler and start cutting squares and triangles and whatever.  The acylic templates help, but you still have to cut around them.  I suppose I'm ok with that.

Then, you have to piece them together.  Only, my least favorite part is attaching the second side to the  "melon." 

Am I complaining too much? Sigh.  I just wonder whether other quilters have the bottleneck dilemma.  Everything else comes together well, and I still love the result so far.  So, once again, I'm going to try to take this UFO and finish it.  I have a plan in mind; we'll see if it works!