20 years later

I put the borders on my very badly constructed blocks from 20 years
ago onto this top I never finished back in 1990...

I decided it was best to just leave it as I had intended, as what
bothered me then...(not being perfect) doesn't bother me now!

Then, I was fascinated by the solid colors of quilts on a poster that
I had called, Quilts of Lancaster county... I think someone gave me a
Amish quilt book way back then too... Although I knew nothing about
quilts other than my grandmothers crazy quilts... I knew I liked what
I saw...

The fabrics are pretty funny... The greens area heavy cotton twill and
the pink and blue are very light weight cottons... Cheap and thin...

I wish I could recall if there was a particular quilt I was looking
at... I recall trying to find solid fabrics, and having had a hard
time finding the right shades... Which must be why I had a heavier
weight green... I also didn't have any money, so price was figured
into it... I found a price tag on the blue and pink.. It was $1.99 a
yard

Anyway, I was in college and skimping by, and had I finished this, it
would have been my first quilt...

Now I need to select a backing, and am wondering if I should keep it a
solid or find some circa 1990 fabric to finish this project off...

Our house phones and cable have been out for two days now...

what a pain.

Happy sewing!!!

old tops.

I found this old quilt top this summer in MN that I had made
when I was in college

I was probably 20... I was free piecing!

Basically that means, (at that time, ) I had no idea what I was doing...
You can tell by the
wonky blocks in the corner... I got frustrated and stopped making it...

I was enamoured with Amish Quilts... I was trying to duplicate something I saw,
I wanted the same fabrics, couldn't find them, so I winged it...
Sounds familiar right? perhaps I still don't know what I am doing, and am just
winging it...
??
I hope I've learned a few things over years...
Two things are for sure about this old project...
one, I still LOVE STRIPES.
(notice the rug?)
and two,
I MUST finish this quilt. Just because...

Thanks for the great ideas yesterday! I did attempt to hang the panel over her bed,
not long enough for one. two, the ceiling is so high I thought it looked weird since our ceilings are not flat level ceilings...

I did order a couple panels.. (shower curtains to be precise!) that I will play with..
I'm going to try the idea of panels along side the bed... I think she's like that... the ceiling is my greatest obstacle...

Just forgot to take a picture of the AFTER!

oh well. more to come... it's a work in progress....

I'm off to make up for playing hooky yesterday...
Gotta get some serious quilts done...