My half square triangle experiment, now dubbed "The Madness" is finished! I am quite happy with the results and the person to whom I am gifting the quilt seems to like it as well. He has named it "The Madness" after his wine label and one of his best selling wines. I love the name, as it seems an appropriate title for a project made entirely of half square triangles arranged in 25 different ways.
I plan to stitch the backing together and get this off to my favorite quilter by next week! The quilt blocks are 8 inches finished (each one made with sixteen 2 1/5" half square triangle units. The entire quilt top finished at 68 inches square, a nice size for a lap quilt. I think I have been photo bombed in the picture below. That would be Remy, a fine little Westie who is part of the family.
Did you all have a good weekend? I went to visit my father on Sunday, and I always stay overnight so I am not spending six hours in the car all in one day. I am so lucky my father is in such good health. I can't help but compare his situation with that of my father in law, who we recently had to put in a memory care facility. The main difference between the two of them of course, is that my dad doesn't have dementia. He is an avid reader, and still exercises at the age of 88. His home is still our family hub, the place our Sunday dinners take place each week with out fail. He is always so excited to know who all will be in attendance, and is very interested in the activities of all his children and grandchildren. He is a great example of the old adage "use it or lose it". He isn't about to lose it any time soon I don't think.
54 responses to “The Madness, Finished”
The Madness turned out beautifully, as you no doubt envisioned it would! Applause for yet another speedy quilt top finish and for using those OOPs HSTs!! What is next?
Remy is tooooo cute!
Cheers for your Dad who is blessed to lived well into his senior years with his marbles intact! You and your family are fortunate, indeed, to have him to enjoy and to have these good genes!
Cold here and snow is likely in the coming days. We’re enduring workmen who are installing our new heat pump and water heater in the nick of time.
Hugs!
The Madness turned out beautifully, as you no doubt envisioned it would! Applause for yet another speedy quilt top finish and for using those OOPs HSTs!! What is next?
Remy is tooooo cute!
Cheers for your Dad who is blessed to lived well into his senior years with his marbles intact! You and your family are fortunate, indeed, to have him to enjoy and to have these good genes!
Cold here and snow is likely in the coming days. We’re enduring workmen who are installing our new heat pump and water heater in the nick of time.
Hugs!
The Madness turned out beautifully, as you no doubt envisioned it would! Applause for yet another speedy quilt top finish and for using those OOPs HSTs!! What is next?
Remy is tooooo cute!
Cheers for your Dad who is blessed to lived well into his senior years with his marbles intact! You and your family are fortunate, indeed, to have him to enjoy and to have these good genes!
Cold here and snow is likely in the coming days. We’re enduring workmen who are installing our new heat pump and water heater in the nick of time.
Hugs!
I love your quilt! It turned out really lovely.
Remy is adorable (as usual).
My father is approaching his 80’s and he is still working. . . .gives me hope that I’ll be able to get there!
Have a wonderful day.
I love your quilt! It turned out really lovely.
Remy is adorable (as usual).
My father is approaching his 80’s and he is still working. . . .gives me hope that I’ll be able to get there!
Have a wonderful day.
I love your quilt! It turned out really lovely.
Remy is adorable (as usual).
My father is approaching his 80’s and he is still working. . . .gives me hope that I’ll be able to get there!
Have a wonderful day.
It turned out great. Very masculine looking quilt. It is so nice to hear about your dad today and his good health and life. My dad’s birthday is today. He would have been 86 but it has been almost 10 years since he died. Your family is blessed!
Mary
It turned out great. Very masculine looking quilt. It is so nice to hear about your dad today and his good health and life. My dad’s birthday is today. He would have been 86 but it has been almost 10 years since he died. Your family is blessed!
Mary
It turned out great. Very masculine looking quilt. It is so nice to hear about your dad today and his good health and life. My dad’s birthday is today. He would have been 86 but it has been almost 10 years since he died. Your family is blessed!
Mary
Your “madness” turned out great. I love the colours.
You’re very fortunate to still have your Dad around and extra blessed that he is in good health. Enjoy every minute that you can with him, (as I’m sure you do).
Your “madness” turned out great. I love the colours.
You’re very fortunate to still have your Dad around and extra blessed that he is in good health. Enjoy every minute that you can with him, (as I’m sure you do).
Your “madness” turned out great. I love the colours.
You’re very fortunate to still have your Dad around and extra blessed that he is in good health. Enjoy every minute that you can with him, (as I’m sure you do).
The quilt is lovely & the border fabric really ties it all together! Enjoy those Sunday dinners at your Dad’s! What a wonderful tradition for the entire family!
The quilt is lovely & the border fabric really ties it all together! Enjoy those Sunday dinners at your Dad’s! What a wonderful tradition for the entire family!
The quilt is lovely & the border fabric really ties it all together! Enjoy those Sunday dinners at your Dad’s! What a wonderful tradition for the entire family!
Madness is awesome !!!! Looking forward to seeing it quilted .
Madness is awesome !!!! Looking forward to seeing it quilted .
Madness is awesome !!!! Looking forward to seeing it quilted .
Love the quilt and Remy!
Love the quilt and Remy!
Love the quilt and Remy!
Love it!!! My youngest wants a quilt for college…BUT a man quilt…might just use the colors!
Love it!!! My youngest wants a quilt for college…BUT a man quilt…might just use the colors!
Love it!!! My youngest wants a quilt for college…BUT a man quilt…might just use the colors!
The Madness is beautiful! WIsh it was mine! ;p How lucky your entire family is to have a family homestead where everyone gathers. You are all blessed. 🙂
The Madness is beautiful! WIsh it was mine! ;p How lucky your entire family is to have a family homestead where everyone gathers. You are all blessed. 🙂
The Madness is beautiful! WIsh it was mine! ;p How lucky your entire family is to have a family homestead where everyone gathers. You are all blessed. 🙂
I love the madness! Glad to hear your father is doing so well.
I love the madness! Glad to hear your father is doing so well.
I love the madness! Glad to hear your father is doing so well.
The leap from design wall in your prior post to this finished quilt is amazing! I love the results and that border was perfect! Wonderful, wonderful.
The leap from design wall in your prior post to this finished quilt is amazing! I love the results and that border was perfect! Wonderful, wonderful.
The leap from design wall in your prior post to this finished quilt is amazing! I love the results and that border was perfect! Wonderful, wonderful.
Love the quilt — love the name!! We are both lucky in having fathers who are doing well as they age. My dad is 90 years old — still sharp as a tack mentally although getting frail physically.
Love the quilt — love the name!! We are both lucky in having fathers who are doing well as they age. My dad is 90 years old — still sharp as a tack mentally although getting frail physically.
Love the quilt — love the name!! We are both lucky in having fathers who are doing well as they age. My dad is 90 years old — still sharp as a tack mentally although getting frail physically.
The Madness is great! What a wonderful “un-oops.”
My father is also 88, and probably more active and engaged than I am. A model I should try harder to follow. Here’s to good health!
The Madness is great! What a wonderful “un-oops.”
My father is also 88, and probably more active and engaged than I am. A model I should try harder to follow. Here’s to good health!
The Madness is great! What a wonderful “un-oops.”
My father is also 88, and probably more active and engaged than I am. A model I should try harder to follow. Here’s to good health!
The quilt is so beautiful, and a great masculine quilt. The border fabric is perfect too. It’s a great name for all the reasons in your post, but also because of the way you felt when you originally made all those HSTs the wrong size. What a great way to redeem them!
The quilt is so beautiful, and a great masculine quilt. The border fabric is perfect too. It’s a great name for all the reasons in your post, but also because of the way you felt when you originally made all those HSTs the wrong size. What a great way to redeem them!
The quilt is so beautiful, and a great masculine quilt. The border fabric is perfect too. It’s a great name for all the reasons in your post, but also because of the way you felt when you originally made all those HSTs the wrong size. What a great way to redeem them!
The quilt came out beautifully Nicole.
It’s wonderful that your father is doing so well at 88. I’m sure you really enjoy the time you spend with him.
Remy is still such a cutie!
The quilt came out beautifully Nicole.
It’s wonderful that your father is doing so well at 88. I’m sure you really enjoy the time you spend with him.
Remy is still such a cutie!
The quilt came out beautifully Nicole.
It’s wonderful that your father is doing so well at 88. I’m sure you really enjoy the time you spend with him.
Remy is still such a cutie!
It’s a wonderful quilt. Now I want to make something similar. Except I already have a gazillion projects going….
It’s a wonderful quilt. Now I want to make something similar. Except I already have a gazillion projects going….
It’s a wonderful quilt. Now I want to make something similar. Except I already have a gazillion projects going….
Your Madness quilt turned out great! It has a very graphic look to it and the colors work well for guys. I know you realize how blessed you are that your dad is in such great health at 88, especially seeing the other side of it with your FIL. My parents are just starting to get ‘older’ and I pray that they enjoy the same health and mental acuity as your dad.
Your Madness quilt turned out great! It has a very graphic look to it and the colors work well for guys. I know you realize how blessed you are that your dad is in such great health at 88, especially seeing the other side of it with your FIL. My parents are just starting to get ‘older’ and I pray that they enjoy the same health and mental acuity as your dad.
Your Madness quilt turned out great! It has a very graphic look to it and the colors work well for guys. I know you realize how blessed you are that your dad is in such great health at 88, especially seeing the other side of it with your FIL. My parents are just starting to get ‘older’ and I pray that they enjoy the same health and mental acuity as your dad.
I love your quilt projects Nicole. So nice that you can see your Dad each weekend, and still have Sunday dinners. I think that helps them so much. You are a very busy lady!!
I love your quilt projects Nicole. So nice that you can see your Dad each weekend, and still have Sunday dinners. I think that helps them so much. You are a very busy lady!!
I love your quilt projects Nicole. So nice that you can see your Dad each weekend, and still have Sunday dinners. I think that helps them so much. You are a very busy lady!!