Frabjous - The Quilt

Let the finishing marathon begin . . . 

This is Frabjous.

 (pin basted since last May)

Frabjous is a word coined 1872 by Lewis Carol 

in Through the Looking Glass; 

perhaps meant to suggest fabulous or joyous 

(from Dictionary.com online)

After a lengthy conversation last week with DH

about a lot of different topics,

the door to my sewing studio has been reinstalled

and I've made a series of door hangers

to alert the family as to WHY my door is closed.

I had forgotten about the impact of being able to

close a door and be in a room without interruptions.

This is the quilted texture on the center portion of Frabjous.

I'm calling this my liberated orange peels and hourglasses design.

It is actually a mash up of ideas from books by

Christina Cameli and Kathleen Riggins

that involves combining designs to create new ones.

Frabjous measures 63" x 63"

which is perfect for its intended purpose

as our Kitchen Table Quilt for the month of May.

Next spring I'll do its proper backyard photo shoot.

* * *

One to-be-quilted project done.  

Twenty-nine more to go.

The next three on to-be-quilted list

are the Christmas quilts.

Jingle Bells and Sleigh Ride are ready to pin baste.

Yuletide's blocks are clipped and ready to web into a top

for pin basting to a scrappy back that is ready and waiting.

Between now and the end of 2020 

I will also work on piecing the blocks/tops 

for Merry and Bright (a kitchen table quilt)

and Deck the Halls (snowballs and nine patches).

They can then go to the end of the line

for quilting next year.

Quiltdivajulie

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“I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, 

listening is a responsibility.”

Nikki Giovanni