I’ve been helped along greatly by two books: Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont and Get Spun! by Symeon North. Yes, since the middle of January I’ve been learning how to spin art yarn on a wooden spindle. So what’s a girl to do? Take up Spinning! Why pay $35 for a giant skein of yarn when you only need a little bit? It doesn’t help that I was being super picky and cheap because I only needed 300 feet of the stuff. I looked, I searched, but I didn’t find it. To say it simply: this yarn must not exist. I also wanted it to be black and gray and as thick as my thumb. I wanted yard that was bobbly and chaotic and weird. I wanted some YARN in these areas.īut not just any yarn. You see, after putting this quilt together, I kept feeling like it was lacking something…some crucial element that needed to go over the goddess’s hair and in the clouds.įinally I realized I wanted more texture and…well…FIBER. So what has been the hold up with Torrent of Fear? The biggest reason is I’ve added a new element to the quilt which makes me scratch my head and wonder how the heck I’m going to quilt it now. Maybe I should change the goal to 12 goddess quilts PIECED, not actually finished!īut then I’d have 12 new UFOs and if my sewing room is any guide, I really don’t need any more UFOs. I know full well that I’m falling a bit behind on my goal to create 12 goddess quilts this year. It’s been awhile since I’ve shared an update about this quilt.
