THE SUNFLOWER QUILT: Race to the Finish

 Sunday, November 2, 2025 9:39:09 PM

I started this project April 30, 2025, why is it taking me so long? My goal is to finish the quilt this week. Each layer is together I just need to quilt it! I started this project during tax season yet I manage to piece it together. 

Then I had to make the three layers. Once the pieces was done I had to figure out the backing, I use old sheets that are in good condition.  Like everything else, once I decided on the backing, I changed my mind, I cut it to commit myself!  I have a lot of leftover batting, it took me a while to find the sizes that I needed and then I had to position each piece on the top layer.  Did I mention the three layers have been together since August? 

Yep, here it is November and I have not sewn a lick? I don’t embroider all the time so the owl is not the issue.

So what is motivating me to finish now? A new project of course! I don’t want to be like other quilters with a bunch of unfinished projects. Note: I don’t want to own dozens of quilts either. With tax season getting underway next month I really have to get this lap quilt done ASAP.

Quilting takes time, I don’t have much; I blog, hand embroider, have house chores to do and I have people to visit.  In addition to blogging I also Scripture Write, and during the month of October I participated in a writing challenge. Did I mention I am editing an ebook for republishing? 

Is seven months to long a period of time to produce a lap quilt? No. I am sure if I was being paid for the project I would have made time to finish it sooner but this is the beauty of just making quilts for the sake of making quilts. I was not, and am not, in a hurry. Currently I have about four individuals who want me to make a quilt for them, they are not paying so I do not have the pressure of rushing.

My quilts are designed by me  and each quilt incorporates a new technique. My quilts are not perfectly made but they are made with perfect love.

THE BACKING AND THE BINDING

Monday, December 1, 2025 8:34:47 PM

Good bad news. I am not home but I brought the quilt with me. I have put the binding on and now all I have to do is the quilting but that will have to wait until I get back home. 

I go back to work, a week earlier than anticipated but I will not be home until December 5, can I get the quilt finished this weekend? I am not making any promises. 

WRITTEN BY Marsha L Floyd

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