Extravayarnza

I is for Injuries!

Most people who've known me for a while know that I'm quite injury prone. At any given time I most likely have a blister, a bruise, and a cut, plus either my knees or tendinitis is probably bothering me. It's just the way I am.
I'm generally fine with just about any injury I get. I spent weeks working with a broken wrist before I got it x-rayed. I've had quite serious cuts on my feet & have no problem with the blood, but my hands or wrists start bleeding & that's it. I'm gone. The only 3 times I've fainted in my life are from 2 puncture wounds on my fingers (one was actually a Chinchilla bite) and when I stabbed my wrist with an hobby knife. A drop of blood from my fingers and I'll start to get woozy.

But now for something much prettier... my first quilt!

The pattern is from Bend the Rules Sewing.
The pattern in the book is for a lap quilt, but I expanded mine by making my strips twice as long & using twice as many of them (actually I used 17 80" long strips). I also used a total of 12 fabrics, 6 "solid" (small low contrast prints) and 6 "printed" (bolder prints)

The final quilt is about 80"x85" and fits nicely on my Full bed. I just totally love it. Just look at the cute binding!

That was by far my favorite fabric & the first one I picked for the quilt.
I think I may see a few more of these in my future...