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Scrappy left over pieces were sewn into units then into the whole. |
Calling for experiments in improv scrappy piecing!
Share with us and get into the 'spring' of things, right?
Quilting for daily use.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
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My Brambleblooms 2 inspired quilt top, Four Tiles with Borders. |
Thank You Audrey for all your inspiration and sharing!
I was inspired and enjoyed all your insight and projects. I look forward to more this coming year.
Happy Holidays
I haven't been much of a blogger this year. Frankly I will be happy to see 2024 in the rear view mirror. A close friend had spinal surgery in May and is still in rehab. It has been a slow and arduous journey back to health or what will pass for it. He is in generally good health but now has significant physical limitations due to the underlying condition and surgery. I will help with his care going forward and he should have gone home this week. The universe threw another obstacle in our path when I tested positive for Covid four days ago. I hope I didn't infect anyone else as at first I thought it was a bad cold. When I lost my sense of smell and taste, I took a Covid test which was positive. I have had the vaccine and all boosters, so presumably my case was not so bad. Mainly I have extreme fatigue, breathlessness, and congestion. I have turned a corner and can tell I am getting better, but it has not been a speedy recovery. I am observing CDC guidelines and observing the required quarantine of five days. Longer if I don't test negative.
I haven't sat at my sewing machine in over a week - no energy or desire to do so. I will get back to it at some point, I am sure. I delved into a large basket that sits next to my recliner, curious as to what was in it. I found a long abandoned counted cross stitch project which I have been working on. It is quite fiddly and I wonder how I ever made much progress on it. It has been several years since I touched it. I still really like the project but my eyes and manual dexterity have really declined. I found a pair of lighted magnifying craft glasses and they really help. Here is the pattern, "Halloween Fairy" by Mirabilia. It is stitched on 28 count linen, hence the fiddly bit.
Christmas Day will be low key here. My daughter and I don't exchange gifts these days. We have what we need. We will have dinner with our extended family on Christmas evening. My youngest brother is hosting this year. My contribution will be a vegetable side dish - cauliflower au gratin. Basically it is oven roasted cauliflower florets finished off with grated cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.
Wishing everyone happy and healthy holidays!
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My Improv Rail Fence Blocks Medallion with Border small art quilt top. |
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Sunflower Panel with Borders top finish. |
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I added sashing and sawtooth borders here, using fabrics from my BB1 project and older fabrics. |
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I started with 4 'Old Italian' type blocks at Audrey's prompting. |
Finally, after a sewing mishap (see what I did to myself), a trip to the machine doctor, and loss of courage, I finally got back my machine and I finished quilting my SAHRR.