Number 1
I quilted this one first because it's the oldest in the pile.
Obviously this is a Yellow Brick Road pattern and I used Folk Art Christmas III by
Moda - designed by Robyn
Pandolph. Yes, a long time ago!
When the Yellow Brick Road pattern was first released by Atkinson Designs everyone I knew was making one, two or a bunch. I have a friend who made one with every new bunch of fat quarters she purchased. There were so many - sigh!
LOL One day she had a large bundle of fat quarters and she told me that she was going to make a king size quilt - I looked at her and told her that wasn't going to be a Yellow Brick Road, it was going to be a Yellow Brick Highway.
LOL I made up my mind that I was not going to make one and I was quite stubborn about it. Another friend and I used to make the same quilts - yes identical and one day we were out shopping and saw that someone had a quilt made with this very line of fabric. Oh, it looked so pretty all folded up neat and tidy so my friend asked her to show us - it was the Yellow Brick Road. So, my friend looked at me and said "that's what we should make with our bundles of fabric" - I looked at her, rolled my eyes and said, "No, I told you I'm not making a Yellow Brick Road quilt, but you can feel free to do it". Well, there was no way she was going to make one unless I did because she feared I'd do something she'd like better.
LOL Anyway, she begged and begged and then said "if you make this one with me, I'll buy you lunch".
LOL - I finally relented and said, "OK, but just one". If you read my blog then you know that there have been other Yellow Brick Road quilts but this one was the first. As I was working with this quilt the past couple of days I couldn't help but smile and occasionally snicker as I remembered how this quilt came to be. :-) I really excited that it's finally quilted and look forward to enjoying it this holiday season.
How many Yellow Brick Road quilts have you made? :-)
Now, I need to decide which flimsy to quilt next.
HMMMM!
Thank you for letting me share my Yellow Brick Road story! I appreciate that you stop by - please come again soon!
In Friendship!