Rita's Never-ending Quilt Project!!

To review, Pat Sloan's internet sew-along was called the Splendid Sampler. I interviewed her for Inspired To Sew magazine (OVER TWO YEARS AGO)...

I am not a quilter...so, getting a new quilt design twice a week, and learning all those exciting quilt techniques seemed like A GREAT IDEA...

And, hey -- it could also be a nice sewing/learning experience for Lilly!!

Lilly DID, in fact, sew this very first Splendid Sampler block...(see how young she was??)

As you call, from the very beginning, LP immediately (and gleefully) started making TWO versions of each block design.

And Sandy kept up with the twice-weekly-designs as well, never failing to bring a Sew and Tell to TMBC

I started off strong...

But, sadly, at the time, I was too fat to do that much sewing...

HONESTLY...I look back at these pictures, and ALL I SEE IS FAT RITA...

Hey -- A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN TWO YEARS..!!  It seemed as I was losing weight, and trying to go to the pool every day, I had less time to sew...and, hell, who are we kidding??  My attention span just would not support sewing TWO new designs every week.   Some of those little 6" blocks could take 4 or 5 hours to sew, people!!  (I know I'm not telling you anything you don't already know...)

By the time the Splendid Sampler was over -- LP had two finished quilts, and Sandy also completed her quilt. But I only had about 50 blocks...I tried to figure out how I could use these blocks to make a quilt...ugh...

THEN -- I GOT A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.....

Because LP is a VERY PERSNICKETY quilter -- after completing TWO of those monster quilts --she had about 40 blocks that were REJECTS...!! Which she gifted to me...and my hopes soared that I might actually make a quilt..!!

Then, the equally-as-persknickety- Sandy, also gifted me HER Splendid Sampler rejected blocks...

Don't forget, Lilly sewed two blocks altogether...

I just might be able to DO THE DAMN THING..!!