Fait Accompli

I've had that phrase tumbling around in my brain ever since my senior year Etymology class.  I finally get to dust it off the shelf and use it.  And I'm mostly completely ignoring the fact that I might not be using it correctly, because I may never come this close again and maybe now it can relax and just be a forgotten tidbit I learned in high school long long ago.

I finished the quilt!! Ha ha, yes, that's what this is about.  I finally finished that quilt that I started when I was pregnant with Hallie in the Netherlands to keep myself from going insane.  (I truly would have.  The place we lived in was smaller than the hotel room Devin and I stayed in last week. I am not exaggerating.  Add to that the forest, the lack of sunshine, the constant rain, the fact that I saw no one for eight hours every day and that the nearest town was a mile away... I'm not complaining, it was a lovely experience - but that's why I took up quilting.)  And of course, as soon as I came back to my life here in the U.S. it got put on hold... until I got a sewing machine, and lots of encouragement from people who didn't think it looked as bad as I did.

So it's done!! Here are some pictures of the work in progress.  Of course in this picture, I am pregnant with Hallie in the Netherlands.  I had just finished hand piecing it all together.  Phew!!

 I had just laid it out to pin the batting and back to it so I could begin quilting it together.  Obviously in this picture I am pregnant with Hanna.
 *Apparently, I only work on quilts when I am pregnant.

This is Hallie's finished quilt.  She sleeps with it at night now, and every time she sees it on her bed she says "Fancy."  I think she likes it.  I found that I had enough squares left over from piecing this one (I guess I wasn't so good at figuring out how many I'd need) that I had enough to put together a quilt for Hanna, too.  So now I just have to go get some batting and get that one finished.  Hopefully I won't be pregnant with my next before it's done...

Fun Fact: the last time I worked on this quilt prior to these past few weeks was the day I went in to the hospital to have Hallie.  My mom thought working on the quilt would keep my mind off the contractions.  Good thinkin' Mom.

Comments

  1. AlisonNovember 5, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    I love it! And you are so cute with your little pregnant belly.

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  2. LindseyNovember 5, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    Yippee! Congratulations! It looks gorgeous, and I am soooo glad you got it done.

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  3. Mimi CollettNovember 5, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    What better time to quilt than when you're pregnant? Hehe.

    So, might there be a number three baby then? So you can finish a quilt for Hanna? ;)

    I love the "fancy" story. So cute!!

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  4. MJNovember 7, 2009 at 7:25 AM

    Ditto to what everyone else has said. You look great, Hallie is adorable, love the "fancy" story, and Hanna is a great name. Hallie and Hanna. I'll be having Aidan and Asher.

    We'll have to introduce them when they get older. hehe

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  5. AnnNovember 7, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    When I was pregnant I started many a "nesting" project. It must be the hormones.

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