Wild Horses Aren't The Ones Dragging This Out

Our wonderful neighbors took my husband and me to a wilderness place across the lake where wild mustangs roam.  There are a few herds of mustangs and even burros in our state, and these friends know where they live.  It was a beautiful afternoon and we stayed and took photographs, even walking among the horses as the sun went down.  We watched them eat and fight and we ate and visited and enjoyed being alive on this beautiful earth.

 When we returned home, I considered what I could do to commemorate the day.  These good people were so kind to include us in this activity that they enjoy!  I found some fabric that reminded me of the wild horses and went through my stash in search of additional fabrics that could be used in a quilt with the horse print.

This was supposed to be a Christmas gift.  I had a couple of months to work on it, but other projects took over my life.  And after Christmas the stash had swallowed it up.  Then my machine was in the shop and I went on a trip and...well, there's no sense dragging this out.

I pulled out some projects and was enthusiastic to complete this one.  The piecing of the blocks was nearly done and I had renewed vision that this could work.

The Log Cabin is a traditional block, usually constructed with "logs" of light and dark strips (with mediums thrown into each of these categories for interest) around a red or yellow center square.  I mostly looked for fabrics that would suggest the hides of the various horses; my husband (who loves blue) encouraged me to include blue batik, so I did.  When the blocks were smaller, the light and dark sides were somewhat difficult to differentiate, and I worried that the quilt would not be as pretty as our friends deserve.  Most quilts get to the "ugly stage," and I tend to get discouraged.  But it was nearly done and I really want to present them with a personal gift.

Life is precious.  Cancer looms in the lives of these friends and they don't put things off.  This is a project that I cannot afford to delay.