After a series of health related scares, I promised myself I would make finishing this quilt a priority. I suppose that makes completing the quilt all the sweeter, but ironically, we now live in one of the hottest states in America and no longer need quilts for our bed. I started such a huge project because the bed quilt given to us as a wedding gift was deteriorating beyond repair, and we were freezing during the winter months despite having the fireplace going, having the heater cranked up, wearing multiple layers of clothes, and laying under several layers of blankets. I didn't care for the dimensions of the king-sized quilts available through stores, so I decided to make my own and make it generous enough to cover our chins and our toes and each other all at the same time.
Historically, whenever I get down to the last few inches of a major project, something goes very wrong and those last few inches take me hours to complete. So, when I got down to the last few inches on this quilt and realized that I was feeling shaky between being hungry, being tired, and needing to go to the bathroom, I decided to take a break rather than to push it. Once refreshed, I returned to the quilt to sew the last three inches of the final seam on the border, and I ran out of thread. Typical. But... I could deal with it, because I had already taken care of my body by resting and eating. You can't change history or bad luck, but you can change the way you deal with it.
With that said, here are pictures of the final product:
