Safari Finish

I did it!  The Leo & Savannah quilt is finished.  The label is attached and it is on its way to my customer and HS classmate in wait to welcome her little grandson, Andrew Lincoln.

The assembly of the animals was easy, though the book Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks made it challenging to stay focused on the position of each stitch and flip direction.  I only had a few mistakes... one required the remaking of a small unit... several others required a visit with my friend Jaquie O for a ripping out session.

I had plenty of fabric... despite the accidental swap of two neutral fabrics.  One was 7/8yd, the other was 1/2 yard.  I didn't realize this until I was on block 4 (the leopard).  It all worked out in the end!

I moved on to the sashing and Anna Karenina... the audio book is 33+ hours long!  It did pass the time of sandwiching, marking quilting lines and quilting the hanging diamonds rather quickly.  I had originally planned on doing medium stippling.  Considering the size of the quilt and the fact that it is for a boy... I chose hanging diamonds.  Straight lines lend a more boyish feel than the flowing curves of stippling.  

I chose my own arrangement of the blocks and opted for a scrappy binding rather than what they suggested.

I've been able to pick up the speed of the audio narration just a touch... As of this writing, I still have 20 hours remaining.  😦

I asked mr. google a question about the book... and another question popped up that let me to a discussion forum about the book.  "Is there any reason to finish Anna Karenina?"  The writer of the question stated she had just finished Pt III (near the point that I was).  I too was beginning to feel the same way.  I read some of the comments including a spoiler and have decided that yes, I need to finish the book.

Since I was waiting for the quilt to dry, I decided to pull the fabric for this book.  I'd had a dream about it and knew what fabrics to use.

That completed... I have an empty design wall.  I have the Pieces From the Past blocks that worked on before our Moab trip.  Two blocks need embroidered names added to them.  

I'll be listening to Anna as I slow-stitch.  You know where to find me. ;)

Have you ever read Tolstoy's Anna Karenina?

Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!

Keep Piecing,

Melva

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