We all have to start somewhere right? Well apparently even way back when I was first learning how to sew I was very bad at starting projects and never finishing them. I've had a quilt that I started when I was 14/15 (I think? Mom do you know?) that I have moved around with me for years and yet never finished. Why? I'm not really sure. Maybe it's because I'm not much of a quilter (maybe doing this quilt is how I know that.) Maybe it's because I'm just a really bad procrastinator. Maybe it's because my aesthetic changed. I know all those things are at least partially true. However, I finally pulled it out and finished it!
I had a very good reason for doing so. My husband's grandmother is in the hospital with colon cancer. I really wanted to do something nice for her to help her be more comfortable. Hospitals can be very cold and very sterile, and uncomfortable. This quilt seemed like the perfect thing to give her. It was already pieced and tied (like I said from more than 10 years ago) and all that need to be done was to finish the binding. The whole thing is badly out of square and just getting a fold over binding done was definitely interesting but I did it and I'm happy to have this project finished! I'm even more happy to be able to give a gift to a wonderful woman who has been there for my family for many years and I hope this quilt, that has a very humble beginning, will bring her great comfort!
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