This is Posh Penelope’s birthday: I’m thinking somewhere around the 19th of January in the Time of the Masks, aka, 2022. We slid Road to California under the 2020 wire, then it was cancelled/online/whatever in 2021, and in 2022, we all showed up in our masks, terrified of anyone coughing. But we’d had two vaccines by this point, and so our confidence was high.
Here’s that block now.
Stained glass version.
I finished piecing the top August 11th at 8 p.m. in the evening. No masks. Just me and my DH, who was downstairs watching some shows, but I felt like staying upstairs and pushing through to the end.
Some seams matched up very nicely. And some did not, but I’m not reworking it.
I went hunting today for ideas on:
- a) Do I want borders?
- b) Do I want to send this out to be quilted?
- c) Can I tackle this FMQ by myself, since I have the rulers?
- d) How long do I want this quilt hanging around unfinished?
I found this anonymous block and my heart went out to this quilter. This can be very tough to piece together.
Answers:
a) not particularly; a bound edge is just fine
b) most likely
c) Yes, but then you-know-what will freeze over before I finish
d) Kind of want to get this one wrapped up, yes, I do.
This is what it looked like on the morning of August 12th, up on the pinwall in my sewing room. My Polish floral headband is hanging up over another relic of the Covid-era.
And since I finished the top in August and this thing needs a new name, going forward it will be called Summer Flowers. And here’s a little doggerel for you, from M. M. Ballou (aka Maturin Murray Ballou):
Sweet letters of the angel tongue,
I’ve loved ye long and well,
And never have failed in your fragrance sweet
To find some secret spell,–
A charm that has bound me with witching power,
For mine is the old belief,
That midst your sweets and midst your bloom,
There’s a soul in every leaf!
Other Posts about this Quilt:
(Given how many there are, it’s really time to get this one finished!)
I can hardly waits • This and That August 2021
Road to California 2022 • Part I
Don’t Ask Me — they all just crept in!
This and That: No June Gloom, please.
The Zeigarnik Effect: the Power of the Unfinished
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Love your post, including the verse. Your talk will be wonderful. Christine
That is really beautiful. Now that the Zeigarnik Effect no longer applies to this one, after to quilt and bind it, I am wondering how long it will take to fill that spot with something else?
It is a beautiful quilt. I’m not sure it needs a border, but if I put one on, I would do a neutral one for the flowers to catch the eye. Looking forward to seeing it quilted.
I’m absolutely thrilled for you to have finished this quilt top! It’s so pretty, and has a noteable history. I can totally relate to some mis-matched seams, though I haven’t yet reached the put-blocks-together stage myself. This pattern is not for the novice maker, and – quite honestly – has knocked the socks off this experienced quiltmaker! The fact is, I already know I’m not going to meet my self-imposed goal of making eight blocks a month. August is proving to be unproductive. I’m blaming it on other interests, and quite a bit of lost sew-jo. I’ll catch up with myself though. Thanks for sharing your top because my hope endures! Aiming for a by-the-end-of-the-year finish – quilting, binding and all. Enjoy your good feelings of movin’ on!
Congratulations on getting the quilt top finished. Sounds like you have good answers to your questions, and I look forward to seeing this as a finish sooner rather than later. 🙂
She’s so lovely! Given her history, maybe she should be “The Summer Knows” instead of “Summer Flowers” LOL (I tend to have TCM channel playing in the background while I sew, and I must have heard that song hundreds of times over the last few months). P.S. I am still pondering whether I want to squircle a bit…so thank you for that too.
In her blog post today, Jenny K Lyon has another Posh Penelope quilt from a recent Delta Quilters Guild show.
I ran right over to look! Mine is already basted, but I do like that skinny dark border!
Sorry I didn’t post the link: https://quiltskipper.com/2025/08/the-delta-quilters-guild-show/
I can hardly believe it was 2022 when you started this project!? It is looking great and it sounds like you have a plan to get it across the finish line
It is fantastic! Ready to start another one together?
I’ve loved seeing all of these blocks going by on your blog and they look wonderful together 🙂
What a gorgeous quilt top! No one will notice those barely mismatched seams (unless you have it judged) and I totally identified with your questions and answers 😊. PP is still on my “to do” list if I live long enough!
Yeah for the finish. The stained glass photo is amazing and certainly shows off all those seams. I don’t think I’m willing to wrangle the block but it’s fun to see others like you and Linda making them. Sounds like you have your answers and are ready to dive into something new along with your Squircles. I’m enjoying seeing those come together too.