There once was a very fickle decorator...

There once was a very fickle decorator...

Not so long ago I begged Super Husband to hang a rod over the buffet in our kitchen... so I could stage a quilt for a pattern cover. 

Super Husband doesn't really take well to "knocking holes in the wall" because I need to take a photo for a single pattern cover. He also doesn't take well to rearranging furniture and stuff like that ... This is what he says, "If I knock holes in the walls every time you have take a photo there would be thousands of nail holes in every wall of this house.".

To which I say, "But how am I supposed to stage this quilt and get a beautiful pattern cover? I NEED you to hang a curtain rod over the buffet!". Or "I need you to hang this coat rail in the living room!"

The bottom line here is, the rod over the buffet in the kitchen? And the coat rail in the living room? They are "permanant". Super Husband is "Not. Moving. Them. Again.".

Which means there must always be a quilt hanging above the buffet and in the living room. And the problem with this is that not every quilt I need to take a photo of is always going to look fantabulous with my decor at any given moment. Know what I mean? 

Especially since I may or may not be prone to changing curtains and pillows every five to ten minutes... Um. I mean months. It *apparently* *seems* as though I change curtains and pillows every five to ten minutes. Apparently I am very fickle with the decor in this house.

Whatever.

When there's new fabric, there's new pillows. And there are new curtains. Duh.

The only obvious solution is I also need to keep making new quilts to go in these places that go with the curtains and pillows and all the other changes I make every five to ten minutes.

Which is a very long story to tell you the reason for my presto-chango-quilt-o-rama this weekend. Here's the latest "over the buffet" quilt rendition... I'm loving this new one. If you are wondering, the fabric is my Paris Apartment mixed with Atsuko Matusuyama's Fruit Flower Garden printed by YUMA (the seed packets and the border prints). I am thrilled with it's off-centered-ness and somewhat planned scrappy look. And you may or may not notice... I was extremely reserved with color/pattern here... Um. For me, that is.

It took every single ounce of will power I had not to add in one more print or one more color. I was like crazy uber disciplined. 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Jona]

1.

It's darling and I really like the off-centered look too. Tell Super Husband there's this amazing stuff called SPACKLE!

[Sequana]

2.

I love it!

Just finished the 2nd Sister Friend one today; that means I can get back to the sampler and finish THAT up. My stitches are really getting better.

[mary]

3.

Aflippindorable! That's what that is! And, what Jona said. Spackle is a wonderful thing!

[Laurie]

4.

ADORABLE!!! Why are husbands soooooo anal about knocking holes in walls?!?! Mine's the same way!!!

[Bari Ackerman]

5.

Plus also? What's with having to get the nail in a stud when the item you are hanging weighs an once?

[Heather]

6.

I agree with Jona; spackle does wonders! ;) Your quilt is beautiful and I love the buffet in your kitchen.

I'm also a fickle decorator. I swear, it seems like I want to paint the walls a new color every spring. My husband does not find it amusing in the least bit, but I can't help it.

[Cecilia]

7.

Hehe.. see, here our houses are entirely brick and mortar. No dry-wall inner walls. Why, I dunno. Holes in walls in this particular house does not happen unless I nag for two full years. Or do it myself. Or get my brother to do it on the sly. Love the quilt, BTW!

[Karen]

8.

The quilt is adorable, love the buffet. Must be a 'husband' thing with the holes in the wall. lol They'll get over it!!! Heard you on the radio - really enjoyed it! You are such a talented lady, thank you for sharing. You are the best!!!

[Patty Boyd]

9.

I love it!

[Heide]

10.

Well well, look at you practicing restraint with prints! :) And there are worse problems to have than *having* to make a new wall quilt every time you change the curtains and pillows -- in fact, that sounds like a pretty great problem to me! XO

[Denise Briggs]

11.

Crazy Uber Disciplined. LOVED that!!! Totally understand that concept. I loved your story and visuals. I perfectly understand textile home decor changes....

My Mom said, "If you had a nickel for every thing you have hung on your walls.." I have a 100 year old house, with plaster walls...nails ARE a commitment when in plaster. I never ask DH to hang stuff, keeps our marriage sweeter...he talks physics when hanging stuff...size of nails, weight of objects....???

I can hide the nail holes and my trial an errors..for years by creative placement of new artwork/quilts....lol!!!

When the whim to change wall color comes...I do my own wall repair and painting, no sense letting everyone and DH know about the holes under the wall stuff. Sometimes, I miss wallpaper...wall paper use to be fantastic for hiding nail holes.

[Leonard & Georgia Hamilton]

12.

Love your patterns. I have signed up for your mailing list. Thanks!