Fall Flowers

This Fall Flower Quilt (initially referred to as Summer Daisy Quilt renamed for obvious reasons) spent many many many months lurking at the top of my closet, thrown there in frustration after my old sewing machine finally convinced me that I simply would never posses the skills required to complete such a project to a level of perfection that would be satisfactory to me. 

Now it has been taken down, carefully pressed and hung on the wall in my sewing room... flowers carefully arranged and pinned to where they will soon be permanently attached.

This is a big quilt. Made from a kit purchased at one of our local quilt shops, I intended for it to be hung prominently above the stairwell for all to see. This quilt took me from high hopes and inspiration, to frustration and despair, and back again to confident acceptance.

It is far from perfect, and that's okay.

This quilt really has been a journey, and the journey is not over yet. Finishing it will be a victory. But for now, on the wall it shall remain... a reminder that in this world there is no such thing as perfection, which is exactly what being handmade is all about.

Comments

[petrox]

There it is :)

[olallieberry]

It was a little crazy to photograph but yes, there is is ;D

[steph]

love the fall-ish colors.....no wonder you are excited to get it moving along again! It's beautiful.

[mrsthomasinatittlemouse]

Thank you so much for visiting me at Mrs T's and for your lovely comment. I love your autumn colours quilt. You say it's not perfect but it looks absolutely beautiful to me. But you are so right - handmade does not mean machine perfect anyway and often is the better for having the charm and uniqueness of something quirky about it. E x

[Annie @ knitsofacto]

I missed this. And what a lovely post! What a gorgeous quilt!!

Handmade and homespun are perfectly imperfect it seems to me :)

[zephyr]

Good for you! And it is lovely.