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Phew…the sound of relief

Well folks….I’m happy to report that I have not only made more progress on the Tableau (nativity) quilt, but that it is coming together! I was getting worried there, but I lopped off some of the sky (which I’d been intending to do all along, but actually trimming it down helped immensely).

Then, I cut the inner borders (made from the same winter uniform skirt / jumper fabric as the mountains) and pinned them up. Then I took the rubbings I did of the plaque at the flagpole with the dates of the four Dominican schools in California and placed them as outer borders. I decided finally to use both, as the vertical borders. On the top I will quilt “San Domenico School” (maybe trapuntoed?? or mock trapunto?) and the school motto, “The tradition continues” on the bottom.

As you can tell from the sky area, two major things remain … the angel (her face and halo are done, but her body and wings are my treat to myself to finish last) and the comet / star. The roof of the arched / collonaded building is a bit boring, so hoping the angel’s dress will reach that far and spiff things up.

I got the manger done … and since I have cats, of course the cat is about to jump into the warm spot just vacated by baby Jesus since his momma picked him up to snuggle. Eli wants me to add a mouse (his current favorite critter), so he drew me one which I’ll add to the hay in the manger “grin”. OK…that’s it for now. Have to finish the March, April and May journal quilts and get jpegs ready to send to Houston…. need to quilt and bind May, then do the paperwork…due date is May 31 or June 1.

Now….hot shower, tylenol (Eli has shared his germs again, and I’m getting achy), and a book and TV. Hope you like the progress!

2 Responses to “Phew…the sound of relief”

  1. Shelina Says:

    Wow, this is an amazing quilt. You’ve done great work. The fabric selection (everywhere, the roof, the robes, the mountains) really adds texture, oh and the pleats in the robe are wonderful. The figures are all so realistic. I’ve been wanting to make a landscape quilt, wow, this is the best example of one I have ever seen.

  2. Sarah Ann Smith Says:

    Thanks Shelina…. your comment was left as a “no reply” so have to respond here! I’m glad you like this one, and I hope it gets even better with the quilting.
    Cheers, Sarah