Gypsy Wife Quilt Top

I was able to complete my November ‘One Monthly Goal’ (OMG), which was to get the Gypsy Wife by Jen Kingwell (now called Wanderer’s Wife) quilt top together.  

It was a lofty goal and took up all of my quilting time in November.  If it wasn’t for a quilt weekend get-away with a couple of girlfriends I wouldn’t have achieved this goal.  I spent three full days of finishing up filler blocks and then trying to organize the top, which is put together with ten different sections.  

I’d have to say it was like putting together a difficult puzzle.  I love puzzles, so it was a gratifying challenge although I did feel like pulling out my hair at times. 

This quilt was started in 2013 as a Block of the Month (or week) project through a local quilt shop – Out of Hand.  I love the scrappiness and colours in this quilt, I think I’ll have to keep it for myself. 

So happy to have this quilt top complete, now I’ll have to find the right backing and binding.  I already have an idea of which pantograph I want to use to quilt it, that will be a future OMG.

Participating in Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal really helps me to keep finishing my quilting projects. 

We are all wanderers on this earth. Our hearts are full of wonder, and our souls are deep with dreams. ~ Gypsy proverb

Gypsy or Wander’s Wife quilt

Just checked in with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal (OMG) and realized that I have six hours to post and add my picture and blog link to the group for November.

So I quickly grabbed this bag with the Gypsy Wife quilt that I started and have nearly completed all the blocks.  It’s been on my mind for a while and I think the time has come to finish the blocks. 

It is my intention to get this top pieced by the end of November.

I’m sure many of you are familiar with this quilt which Jen now calls Wander’s Wife, and here is a picture of the original booklet I purchased a few years ago.  

I’m not exactly sure when I started this quilt, I think it was a block of the month (or perhaps week) kit and quilt along that I was participating in through Out of Hand Quilting in Calgary.  

I hope I’m not too ambitious, wish me luck.

What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful. ~ Joshua Foer