Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Still Quilting...

It was never my intention to abandon my blog for many months, nor do I intend to give it up.  It has been a helpful diary of my projects, and a bridge connecting me to others who love to quilt. My silence also does not mean I have stopped quilting.  For whatever reason, I just have had neither the discipline nor energy to hit the keyboard.

Since my last post, I completed this flimsy made up of leftovers from an earlier red and neutral project.  I like my leftover quilt better than its predecessor.

Leftovers Quilt Top

Early this year I made up my mind to touch every quilting book I own and decide which would be donated to the Bits and Pieces booth at our guild quilt show.  We were most fortunate that our show fell in the first half of February before we knew what the Corona Virus meant and lockdowns were put in place.  Since then, of course, all regular guild activities have come to a halt, except for email and text chains that help me stay sane.

Donated Books

Also saving my life right now is Ollie, who has a lot of puppy left in him and who definitely claims me as his human.  Walks are helping too, as are audio books and mindless facemask and anti-ouch pouch stitching.  Anything that calms me down and makes me feel productive is good. 

Faithful Stitching Pal

Speaking of anti-ouch pouches (for breast surgery patients), I don’t have the opportunity to pick up kits at guild meetings.  So, one of my goals during quarantine is to touch every piece of yardage in my stash and decide what I will donate to that cause, then cut and sew it.  As a result, I already have a respectable stack of fabric laundered, pressed and ready to cut. But my storage shelves are a hot mess.

A neighbor works with stained glass and gave me this lovely suncatcher.  I love butterflies.

Suncatcher

And a scene from that same neighbor’s wildflower bed.

Patricia's Garden