Cutting out fabric for the Quilt for the Convent has commenced.

Hooray! I started cutting out fabric today.

Mom and I met today to review the pattern options.

Mom and I laid out all the fabric, found 25 combinations we could agree on, and started ironing the fabric out and cutting it into 4 inch wide strips.... the sewing machine will be out and running tomorrow.

And we have a plan to piece together the back so that we can quilt the quilt without having to roll up the whole thing under the sewing machine.

Very excited.

Very pleased.

And everyone I've talked to so far has sounded positive.

Continued prayers appreciated.
:) Sara

Particulars of the Quilt for the Convent....

The quilt will measure 72 by 84 inches (6ft by 7ft)

There are three variations of the pattern I can use:
Option 1: Complete pinwheels only
Option 2: 42 complete pinwheels with the fill in pinwheels random - some partial, some complete Option 3: Complete randomness - with complete pinwheels only happening once in a while.


Will post pictures of the graphics describing these three options later today and get suggetions.
:)
Sara

Have decided on option 2.... Each pinwheel will occur within a 12 inch square. Each pinwheel will be on a unified background (ie each 12inch square will only have two fabrics).

Day 2 - is this insanity or inspiration or both?

OK. So I have a plan. Sort of. And a pattern. In my head.
And I have fabric! After pulling out my entire stash - 3 good size boxes -
I realize that I have a large piece of fabric to be the back, and I have enough random other fabrics to make up the front. And my mom has decided to add some of her stash as well, so I am sure I have more than enough.

However, what I don't have is time - between now and July 6th, I have only 8 (maybe 10) free days. Is this crazy? Am I manic? Oh well. I guess I'll just have to work a little bit EVERY day and then work ALOT on my free days.

Will post a picture of the backing fabric soon.

Please keep me in your prayers for success.
Keep Katherine in your prayers for perserverence in her vocation.
Thanks in advance
:)
Sara

A quilt for the convent

So, today as I was taking a shower and pondering my day, I had a flash of inspiration....

I have been thinking about four things:
1. My sister Katherine is finishing up her year of canonnical study and will be home for a visit at the end of June.
2. I have a stash of fabric that I have been thinking about purging, or at least thinning out.
3. I want to make a quilt.... something to do with it being summer and too hot to knit comfortably makes me want to sew.
4. My sister Katherine's student loan debt is still around $3000 and my DH will NOT let me write a check to pay it off. (and I don't like the idea that my parents are saddled with that debt)

And then it came to me! If I make a quilt (for a double size bed) and then raffle it off for $10 a ticket, I think it is possible to raise the money to pay off her student loan debt. It's 300 tickets.
My sister Mary is willing to help sell tickets. My parents are willing to help sell tickets. I am willing to sell tickets. I think it is do-able.

Then I talked to my mom some more and realized my parents had also taken out loans to help put Katherine through college. So if I go beyond the goal of $3000, anything in addition will go toward retiring the rest of the debt incurred by my family to put Katherine through college. If we somehow manage to retire ALL of that debt, the rest will go to a charity. Unclear which charity at this point.

So keep me and these efforts in your prayers.

I'll have pictures and updates shortly.

:)

Sara