quilting notes

I have been working on a quilt since September 2003. I am making it by hand, which means it is verrrrrrrrrrrry slow going. I am nearly done with the quilt top (that is the part that is the design, for those of you not up on your quilting lingo).

I went to a few fabric stores with my mother yesterday and I now own all of the ingredients to make it. Finding fullsize batting (The slightly puffy stuff that goes inside the quilt) was no trouble. I had a lot of trouble finding the right backing (the fabric that goes on the back of the fabric). My quilt is a scrap quilt (AKA no color scheme) with a star-like pattern. So I wanted something with multi-colored stars on it. Surprisingly hard to find. It took 3 stores to find an acceptable pattern. Apparently, stars are not hip with the quilters these days. The only star fabrics that are manufactured are hideous red white and blue patriotic monstrosities. But I found one, tomato red with navy, green, and yellow, white, and light blue stars on it.

And maybe it will only take me another 2 years to finish the quilt.
I am hoping to find a Serbian sewing circle.