At Last--A Finished Top!

It seems to take me forever these days to get anything done but--I am happy to say--I have finished the quilt top that I have been working on for months. And, like most quilts that I make, it ended up being almost nothing like I had envisioned at the beginning. All along I have had my trusted color advisor (my husband) offering me hints and giving critiques and, I must say, most of what he had to say was pretty helpful. I don't always agree with him but he sure makes me stop and consider other options. He has always been my biggest cheerleader and best support.
So, now I'm finished with the top and will move on to considering the back (I kind of already know what I'm going to do there) and then deciding on the quilting (this is the HARD part).
My inspiration for this quilt started with the background--which is composed of Japanese fabrics--the taupes and graytones that are so prevalent in their quilts. I have seen so many beautiful Japanese quilts at Houston and Paducah and so eagerly bought a stack of fat quarters when I saw them at a show. And there they sat for two years. Well, I've finally used them and, naturally, my quilt doesn't look Japanese at all. But it suits me.
Several people have told me that my main design reminds them of weather vanes and, although I kind of agreed with them, I couldn't really think of a title that would be appropriate to that idea. Until it hit me. Whither Goest Thou? kind of says it all. I think I'll stick with it.
Back to my husband. Not only is he a great support emotionally to me in my quilting, he is a great "implementor" as well. I have been working on designing a new class on making quilted mirrors (watch for it on my website soon!) and he has pitched in to make the frame-forms for the kit. (we DID have a little discussion about just what material would be best--I won!). Such a blessing to have a life partner who has a heart of love and generosity.