{"id":16619,"date":"2023-07-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/2023\/07\/03\/biting-off-more-than-i-can-chew\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:46:56","slug":"biting-off-more-than-i-can-chew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/en\/2023\/07\/03\/biting-off-more-than-i-can-chew\/","title":{"rendered":"Biting off more than I can chew.\u201d "},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is a polish expression that says, „Z motyk\u0105 na s\u0142o\u0144ce,” (with a hoe to the sun) which loosely means to bite off more than you can chew. This perfectly reflects my feelings while working on my last quilt. I thought that this project would go quickly and easily but it turned into a big challenge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quilt is supposed to be about 250 cm long and 155 cm wide, but I\u2019m still not sure how it will look once it\u2019s finished.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Just imagine, black fabric quilted with colorful threads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I started quilting, I had to transfer the design to the fabric. It took me two days of hard work. But it was worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I stretched my quilt onto my long arm on May 7th and made my first stitches. Then I had to take it off because I had an urgent commission. On May 10th, I put it back and continued to quilt.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s July 3rd and I am still working on it. I was hoping that by now I\u2019d be able to show you the finished product. Unfortunately, I cannot.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I do not know how much longer this is going to take. Every week I think that surely these will be the last days of quilting, but it just keeps going, never-ending. The week comes to an end, another begins, and I am still here, quilting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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On my previous mandala, \u201cMillionaire II\u201d, I made 1,407,768 stiches and it seemed that was my record. As of today, I\u2019ve passed 2,800,000 already, and I know there is a lot more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hopefully next week I will be able to write that I\u2019ve finally finished. Please, keep your fingers crossed for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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