Blogger's Quilt Festival - My Favorite Things

It's time for the Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side, and my entry in the Home Machine Quilted category is the sudoku quilt called "My Favorite Things" that I just finished for my dad's birthday - which is TODAY. 

 Happy birthday, Dad!

One of my favorite pics of Dad and me, circa 1986.  I guess you know who I look like now!

I collected nine fat quarters of novelty fabrics featuring some of my dad's favorite things: Las Vegas, dogs, Christmas, assorted sports, etc.  Surprisingly the most difficult one to find was the golf fabric.  I found all kinds of other sports, including lacrosse, gymnastics, track & field (really), bowling, and hockey plus the usual football, baseball and basketball, but the golf one was elusive.  I finally found one lonely fat quarter stuffed in a bin when I went to The Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild meeting in May.

To quilt it, I stitched in the ditch around the borders and sashing, did a loopy meander in each block, and then used the cursive capital L design in the border. 

A curse on the house of the quilt shop that doesn't cut their fat quarters a full 18"!  I had to put one of my favorites (with little "pretty drink" glasses on it) to the side because it wasn't big enough.

Luckily Lene came to my rescue at the last minute with some great choices.  I loved this one but wasn't sure that work really qualified as a "favorite thing."

I also wrote a little poem for the label.  Hum to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.  

My Favorite Things

with apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein

Sunshine in winter and dirty martinis
Soaks in the hot tub and pasta linguine
Christmas tree angels with glittering wings
These are a few of my favorite things

When a cold snap
Keeps the course closed
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad

Drinks in the clubhouse and grandchildren laughing
Basketball season and fancy gift wrapping
Betting with Boomer and flowers in spring
These are a few of my favorite things

When the Braves lose
in October
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad

Days at the sports book and horses all saddled
Cold beer in summer and parties by Carol
Callaway, Titleist, Nike and Pings
These are a few of my favorite things

When it’s too cold
for the top down
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Quilt Festival and vote for your favorite quilts!



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