Running Stitch Quilts Deltille Quilt Pattern

I signed up to test the Deltille Quilt by Running Stitch Quilts not long before I had surgery on my hand. I loved the look of the pattern and was excited to do the scrappy version which used fat quarters. I have a few fat quarters of Anna Maria Horner fabrics and scraps from previous quilts and other projects that I thought this would be a great project for those pieces.  I got all my pieces cut out before surgery.

After surgery I was in a rush to sew.

My surgery was on my right middle finger and I could not sew while it healed. It took way longer to heal than I anticipated. I could hardly wait to start on my quilt top.

However, once I got started on my Deltille Quilt - I made so many mistakes! They were all my fault for not reading and comprehending the instructions correctly. I have never used my seam ripper so much before. 

I won't bore you with exactly what mistakes I made. I won't bother pointing out all the mistakes in my quilt either. It's not that I am ashamed of my mistakes - I'm not.  It's that often many feel like they have to excuse their work when it is complimented by replying - "Thanks, but I made a mistake"  while they proceed to point out said mistake. No one is perfect. The fact is you probably can't point out my mistakes on your own, so why should I point them out?

In years to come as I use my quilt and run my hands over the fabrics I'll likely think of many things. I'll remember using pieces in a top I made. I'll remember using some prints in another quilt. I'll remember when my friend Sharon gave me one of these fabrics to complete another quilt. I'll remember buying a few of these fabrics from a destash. 

I'll also remember the first time I ordered some of these fabrics directly from Anna Maria Horner - about a month before I had a hysterectomy. I placed the order online and the email confirmation had a phone number on it. I thought I'd place another order and thought I'd call to see if both order could be shipped together. I was surprised to learn the number  listed was for Anna Maria Horner's home! I was not expecting to talk to her.

Yes, I will also see the mistakes. I will think back to how I ran into so many problems as I sewed this quilt and will laugh at it. I'll think of all the nights I spent watching TV with my husband seam ripping various pieces many nights and how much my husband gave me a hard time. I'll also think of how I was almost to the last step and was ready to cry knowing that I was too far along at that point to seam rip everything. How I thought about starting all over from the beginning. I'll remember how I slept on it and came up with a "fix" in my dreams. 

I absolutely adore my Deltille Quilt and can't wait to sit down and get it quilted. One of these days - maybe later this year - I need to recover from the thoughts of all my mistakes - I will make another Deltille. My husband never really comments about what I make. He knows that his opinion doesn't matter to me. I tend to make what I like and don't worry about what anyone else might think. But my husband really like the ombre mockup on the pattern that I printed out. He knows that I've been talking about eventually making a quilt for our King sized bed and said he thought that Ombre Quilt would look good. I have to agree and will have to figure out some colors as I want to do shades of blue and green - maybe include some purple.

My sashing on my Deltille Quilt is a Moda Grunge by Basic Grey. I think this is the tan color. I lucked out and got about 10 yards from Made Whimsy Fabric for only $2 a yard! I plan to set some of this aside to make my King size Deltille Quilt. 

I can't finish this post without showing my two furry helpers. 

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