Starting is the Hardest

I love, love, love it when customers give me basically free license to create quilting in their quilts. Here's the downside to that; figuring out cohesive and relevant items to get into the quilt based upon a short interview/consultation on who the quilt is for and a glimpse into the recipients personality/likes. 

I've gotten through almost all of the borders surrounding the panel but it took all day to figure out and get in what it is I wanted in there. And, of course, I couldn't make it easy on myself because that wouldn't have been the best decision on the direction the quilting needed to go.

Here's some of the quilting in Ann's quilt for her daughter (who loves Halloween but hates the color orange)...

Spider webs take a long time to plan and make

Here's some more...

Pumpkins in the outer border

So, I'm showing you the back because it showcases the quilting better than the front does. I'm using matching thread and that can get lost in the pics.

After working on this until the early evening, I moved over to piecing together month three of the BOM...

Month three

Those blocks (we're doing two of each) took me over an hour and a half to get together. I think this is one of the harder months, but I don't want to look ahead and feel deflated. More work on Anns quilt through most of our [finally] dreary typical fall day. I love quilting during overcast and rainy days!