susan's zig zag

                  

       remember this special project?     well it turned into this:

i apologize again for the awful pictures. my phone is my only working camera as of now.

this quilt was made with so much love.

it is the first quilt that i have made all by myself from start to finish.

it measures 50x60" and was quilted on my sewing machine.

i have to admit that i was disappointed in this technique since all my other quilts have been professionally quilted on a long arm, but it was fun to try.

maybe when i get better at it.

my other confession is that i hate the binding! i wanted to bring in a different color and it had a zig-zag pattern so i thought it would go, but now i think a different fabric would have been better.

you really can't see it in these pictures, but it is green.

i do however love the backing.

leftover yellow fabrics were paired with robert kaufman kona cotton in white.

 

although it was satisfying to make this quilt from start to finish, there are so many mistakes!

i had a hard time shipping it to it's recipient as i felt it so not good enough for her.

so who is this her that i am referring to?

my amazing seminary teacher from highschool, sister locken.

let me tell you a little bit about her:

sister locken is one of those rare people that you come across in life that you feel blessed just to know.

i have a list of 4 or 5 of these people that is titled "saints"

(more to come on that list in a different post)

she is kind, tender, funny, BEAUTIFUL, spiritual, and would do

 anything for anybody without hesitation.

i was such a punk in seminary and doing bad things in my life and she didn't have an ounce of judgement in her body all the while pushing me through to graduate.

she really left a lasting impression on me and my older sister.

so not only is this woman gorgeous, 

but she has beautiful and talented 

daughters as well.

i follow gena and tonya 's blogs.

a couple weeks ago, tonya wrote a beautiful post  about

 her mother and her diagnosis of breast cancer.

i cried.

a lot.

so what do you do for someone you love who is suffering?

quilt i say!

so quilt i did.

quilted with love.

i pray for this strong, selfless, righteous, amazing woman and her family.

and only hope that my small gift may warm her up on the cold days ahead...

i love you sister locken.






images via tonya's blog