Fitting in some fun projects
 

I committed to making 3 memory quilts for the family of a good friend who passed last fall. I had t-shirts and sweatshirts to work with. I have made one quilt such as that quite a few times, however, never doing 3 in a row for the same family.
I was surprised to find this project became a real drain on my physical and emotional resources and it was just not moving forward in a timely manner.

I kept thinking about this and finally realized that for whatever reason I was just not enjoying this process. I decided to add in some fun projects to help break things up and cheer me on. I did this by doing bright cheerful fabrics for my leaders and enders. I started with doing a table runner for a good friend who is going thru some difficult times. After finishing the first memory quilt and piecing most of the top of the second one, my reward was to back, quilt and bind the table runner.

My next project is going to be a purple quilt in the same pattern, but very different style; only using 4 fabrics.
Here is the table runner and the 1st memory quilt!

Great idea to keep yourself motivated!!! Great table runner and quilt!!!

very nicely done!!!

You will get it done...good idea to take breaks between. That is a big project. So far, so good......

Excellent plan and beautiful diversion. Nicely done both of them!

great runner and quilt

You did a great job on the memory quilt and I love the table runner! Nice break from the work you were finding tedious!

Good for you, one needs a few flowers amongst the sandhills of life.

Good idea we always need fun projects. Great job...........

I love what you have done.