It may have taken 2+ years, but my "Healing Waters of Reconciliation" is DONE!
This was a guild mystery quilt from 2018-2019 and I finished it on Mother's Day. How appropriate! The yellow fabric is called "Healing Waters" and was designed by a Canadian First Nations artist for Northcott Fabrics. It is the lifecycle of a loon - the very essence of motherhood - and utilizing the image of a loon, which is one of my favourite birds on the water where I live.
This quilt was also a challenge for me - it is done with stitch in the ditch quilting, followed by a ruler quilting border of continuous loops, and finished with some free motion quilting, including outlining those loons. This is also the first quilt I've done that's for me. I think this is such a special quilt and I can't believe how proud I am of this journey and what I've learned. 2021 is definitely the year I am stretching myself as far as quilting goes.
The final step - the label - is complete and I have one less UFO in the pile. What is something you've done that pushed you but you were so happy to accomplish?
