Letting it Go

I have many quilts that I've pieced, but they aren't quilted.  I am not interested in learning how to quilt on my home machine.  I make mostly big quilts, and I think quilting them would be an exercise in frustration for me.  I have a limited amount of time to sew, and I want to spend it making tops.  But I can't afford to have them all longarmed, so they sit, sometimes for years, until I come up with the money to get them quilted for myself or decide to give them as a gift.

Last week I decided to let one of them go.  The fabric for this quilt was an impulse buy. A couple of years ago,   I found a bunch of Fig Tree Quilt's Dandelion Girl on sale for $6 a yard.  I loved the soft colors, so I bought enough to make a quilt and some pillow cases.  These fabrics are some of the silkiest cottons I've ever used. 

I got the quilt made, and it has been sitting, waiting to be long armed for a few years.  I finally decided that I don't like quilt enough to pay to have it quilted.  I got it out today, and realized that it is too 'sweet' for me.  I'm sending the top, backing, binding and 2 matching pillow cases to a an organization that makes quilt for charity (estimate 10 yards in to total).  http://www.thegladechurch.org/info/quilt

Even though I didn't like this quilt enough to keep it, it was worthwhile for me to make it. This quilt taught me that I am a scrap quilter.   I learned that I won't be happy with a quilt that only uses fabric from one fabric line.  I like quirky, scrappy quilts the most. 

Somehow I've misplaced the camera, so I can't post pictures of the quilt I dontated.  I'm afraid I sent it off in the box with the quilt. Sarah said she would check the box  when it arrives and let me know if I sent the camera along with the quilt. I misplace things like scissors and keys on a daily basis.   When the camera  turns up, I'll post a picture of this quilt.

*** Update***
I heard from Sarah yesterday.  The box with my quilt arrived, but there was no camera in the box.  Which means the camera is still somewhere in my house.  I've looked all over, but I'm afraid I may have to do a multi-day clean up to find it.  Here's a link to Sarah's blog where she posted a picture of the quilt I sent.
  http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2013/03/whats-cookin-at-sweatshop.html