Impulse

Sometimes I talk before I really think. I can get myself into trouble but sometimes it turns rather great. A while ago in a committee meeting I had a brain fart and came up with an idea for a raffle quilt for my guild's show. Since Heart of Ohio is celebrating 20 years, I suggested we make a sampler quilt using all the block of the month patterns that had been done over the past 20 years of the guild. Of course, once I suggested it, I was in charge of it. That's the trouble part. Fortunately, one of the members had all the patterns in a notebook, but I spent hours scanning the designs and choosing a single pattern from the 12 months of each year. Then two members of the committee and I spent an afternoon choosing fabrics for each block and making kits. Each kit was handed out to a member for completion.

The great part is that it is going to be gorgeous. After discussion, the committee decided to freshen up the designs by using bright batiks. Now that the blocks are coming back in, they are wonderful. I've decided to use the remaining fabrics to frame each block with a complementary color and perhaps use black as a final border. Originally I made it clear I would piece the top but that I didn't want to quilt it. I am holding firm to that decision because I still have another knee surgery to get through but it would be fun.