Not my intention, please believe me. But, I understand her feelings. I was pretty negative about the whole deal, and I can see why she would think I was pretty negative about her, too.
I was always taught to make my wrongs right, and so I begged Michelle to let me reswap with something I love and am proud of. Essentially, she gave me another chance!
Michelle has a really fun sense of color and uses beautiful fabrics in all her projects. The items she's made for swaps are extremely cute! So, I decided to use one of my favorite, fun color combinations-- orange and pink.
The patchwork top is piece entirely of 2.5" hexagons; I used the English paper piecing method, which I think is easy and fast. The fabric is an excellent cheater cloth that someone sent me in a swap-- perfect for this task!
I quilted this top three times-- yes, three times! The first two attempts were ugly and sloppy looking, so I picked them out. Instead of doing something complicated and cutesy, I settled on a diagonal straight line grid. Personally, I think this quilting is immaculate. The stitches look beautiful and the overall pattern is simple but visually impressive. I've never done this pattern before, but I will definitely do it again, and probably on another hexagon project.
The backing is a print from Riley Blake's Summer Song-- once again, another perfect fabric for this project. Honestly, with this print and the quilting, I think I like the back more than the front!
Lastly, I bound the miniquilt in my favorite pink fabric-- Lakehouse Antique Dots in Berry. I have a limited supply left from my fabric crisis search, so it was a sacrifice to give this up. But, it was too perfect a match, so I bit the bullet. Looks good, right?
I made Michelle quilted hex needlebook with some more of my Timber stash. I love this calm, botanical line. Very opposite of my miniquilt, but I'm sure she'll love it all the same.
Of course, now that I've finished all these goodies, I realized I don't have Michelle's mailing address anymore. Bummer. I sent her an email; hopefully she'll respond. I really want to give her these goodies!
