I Am Perfectly Imperfect

It's time for a little vacation.  Both my hubby and I could use some time off (especially him!) and some time together.  We're so excited for no phones, no internet and a few days in the beautiful, quiet woods of Wisconsin.  

The quilting I've been doing on this quilt is a good example of a quilter gone crazy who just might need a break.  It seems I've been quilting on this for weeks and weeks. (probably because I have!)  After Sheryl quilted my Building Bridges with matchstick quilting I simply had to do it on a quilt myself. It's definitely worth the time and effort.  At times, though, I wondered what I had gotten myself in to.

I've learned that I'm not a machine and when quilting lines are 1/8th inch apart, any tiny wave in the line is visible.  I've embraced those as part of me....they are a function of needing reading glasses and my flaws and failures as a person.  Those human imperfections make us who we are and those quilting imperfections make the quilt a product of my hands. And, amazingly enough, when I move even a foot away from the quilt, those little waves disappear and the lines create this amazing texture.  It is perfectly imperfect, just like I am.

Can't show this quilt to you right now, but I'm so happy with how it's coming together.

I wanted to give you a heads up of the Jane Sassman blog tour that starts today.  I'll be participating in a few weeks to show off Jane's new book.  Be sure to check it out.

2	Laura Wasilowski				http://artfabrik.blogspot.com/
3	Jessica Sloan				http://remnantsfiberculture.blogspot.com/
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5	Judy CoatesPerez				http://judyperez.blogspot.com/
6	Jane Sassaman				http://sassaman.blogspot.com/
7	Linda Teufel				http://dragonthreadsopenbook.blogspot.com/
8	Gloria Hansen				http://www.gloriahansen.com/weblog/
9	Melissa Peda				http://100billionstars.com/blog/
10	Susan B Knapp				http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/
11	Jacquie Gering				http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com/
12	Weeks Ringle				http://craftnectar.com/
13	SewCalGal				http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/
14	Jessica Kovach				http://twinfibers.blogspot.com/
15	Pam Matthews				www.delrayfabrics.com/blog
16	Frieda Anderson				http://friestyle.blogspot.com/
17	Pat Sloan				http://blog.patsloan.com/
18	Jan Krentz				http://www.jankrentz.com/weblog/
19	Anita Grossman Solomon				http://makeitsimpler.blogspot.com/
20	Lyric Kinard				http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com/
21	The Quilt Show				http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php
22	Jane La Fazio				http://janeville.blogspot.com/
23	Free Spirit				http://www.freespiritfabric.blogspot.com/
24	Nancy Zieman				http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/

Enjoy the 4th of July holiday and see you on the flip side!