Once in a while I do something with my spare time that doesn't involve horses. I quilt a little, but I haven't done much the last year and a half. Below is a paper pieced table runner that I finished over a year ago and never quilted. Then this summer our friends daughter got married and I decided I wanted to give her a keepsake wedding gift, so I quilted this and gave it to her.
This is a baby quilt that I made for our pastor and his wife that had a baby on 9/11. I made this quilt design a couple years ago. The orginal piece I made I have not quilted, but I need to get it done for a silent auction the library is having. I couldn't find a pattern I liked for a quick baby quilt (that's what I'm into QUICK) so I decided to use this one again. (I also like to make my own designs because I don't read directions well. So if I make up my own I get along better.) I decided that I would not buy any fabric. I forced myself to use scraps for this. I love bright colors for babies. As it turns out, the quilt is the same colors as the nursery. Who would have thought!
But this is my true passion. Some people call it fiber arts, some people call it portrait quilts or it might be called studio art quilts. Anyway, I spent 7 months making this. Part of the length of time has to do with my spare time and I also like to work a little at a time and ponder my color choices. This is made from a photo I took of our mare Tari and her first colt Whit. The quilt is called "The Kiss". I have joined a studio arts group and have entered this quilt is a show they are having this fall. (I mix my horses and quilts.)
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