First Project of the Year—Done!

OK, so one of my New Year's resolutions is to get some of those projects that have been on my quilting to-do list for too long over to the done list. And yesterday, I finished this patchwork bed for Goldie.

This got started in the far distant past when we had to retire a down comforter because most of its feathers had drifted to the outside edges. Jay took out the remaining stitches so we could get all the feathers into one corner, and that's where it sat (in my stash closet) for about a year.

Took up a lot of space that could be used for something else (such as batting).

I started by sewing around the feathers to lock them into a pillow shape. Then I thought—well, why don't I use up some scrap to make the outside.

And then it went from merely a scrap exterior to a long, narrow quilt that I folded, sewed up the sides, stuffed with the down pillow, and then sewed closed.

Kind of the long way around to make a "simple" dog bed.

But just look at my little girl curled up on it. So worth it.