Frustration Quilt (It has a happy ending.)

This little quilt is the result of some frustration and disappointment. In 2018 when I decided I wanted to focus on quilting, I knew I needed to organize my craft room. Once I had most of my fabric organized, I wanted urgently to start making a new quilt. I have a Brothers Embroidery Sewing Machine that my husband bought me several years before when I started quilting with my church quilting group. I set up my machine only to find it didn't work! The tension was off and possibly the timing. I had serviced it not that long ago, so couldn't figure out what was wrong. Just to have it serviced cost $100 and I was afraid repairs would cost even more. (One other thing of note - I seldom used the embroidery feature.)

I did what I've done in the past - I called my mother to borrow her sewing machine. She had received her's as a gift from a friend. I had it in my head it was a Bernina which I knew was a good brand. She loaned me the sewing machine, but it wasn't a Bernina. It was a basic Kenmore and it was old. But it worked!!! With this machine I was able to piece the quilt featured here.

In the meantime when hearing my frustration David, my husband said, "Buy yourself a new sewing machine." Well you didn't have to tell me twice. I went shopping for an inexpensive machine that would meet my needs. I ended up ordering a Eversewn Sparrow 20. It came just on time to quilt this little patchwork giving me an opportunity to check out the decorative stitches.

What makes this quilt special to me is the "friend" who gave the Kenmore to my mother, is also the administrator of Golden Valley Foster Care, one of the organizations to which I donate Josh's Hugs.