Last Stitch

I turn the binding and sew by hand to finish my quilts and each time have experienced that:

The Last Stitch = All the Feels

*Excitement- whoa, I'm one stitch away from being done with this!

*Joy- colors and shapes and patterns and designs bring so much happiness to my life.

*Reverence- this quilt making is some straight up magic...I made a thing that didn't exist until now!

*Relief- holy crap, it took a long time to make that thing.

*Gratitude- I'm so thankful I have a precious human body with hands and a brain and eyes that make.

*Wonder/Awe- did I really make this?!?

*Pride- hey, look, I really made this!!

*Confidence- hey, if I made this, I can make other cool stuff!

*LOVE- explanation not adequate to capture this. 

I will share a photograph of the finish (maybe my fastest yet, done in 44 days!) once it stops raining and my model comes home. I have the house to myself tonight. So naturally, I will be listening to music too loud and cutting some fabric in my pajamas and eventually watching chick flicks under a brand-new, finished quilt. 

I also may or may not have bought a bottle of wine and a pint of Half Baked Ben and Jerry's...

Cheers! Saturday! Yes!