gone fishin'

it's been a month of sundays ... and i've decided to get off the Pity Pot

about this time last year, i asked my sister-in-law what kind of quilt she wanted for her sixtieth birthday ... i figured that if i gave myself a year, i might actually get it done ... she told me that she really, really  likes dolphins ... which made my eyes light up cuz i HAVE dolphin fabric... 

but i didn't use what i had cuz something better came along - Jody Bersgma released a fabric panel with dolphins and orcas and turtles ... and i thought oooo!!! perfect!!! 

but when the fabric arrived ... well ... i didn't like it so much ... too many turtles and really, really ugly fish ... and not enough dolphins ... still ... hard-earned money was spent and i decided to make it work ... besides, what could be easier than a panel?!? slap on some borders and call it done, right?!? 

seriously?!?

you don't know me better than that?!?

this is what i've come up with so far...

i've spent the past few hours trying to get those pieced fish to fit ... fourteen? not enough... fifteen? too many... even when i pressed them flat and we all know how opposed i am to pressing triangles before i have to they refused to cooperate ... they just don't fit ... i'm thinking i'll add some water fabric to both ends and fuhgeddaboudit...

totally off topic...

is it any wonder i've lost interest in dolphins, fish and quilting?!?