It Only Took 7 Years

I’ve been working on knitting dishcloths during television time.  They are not nearly as bulky and much easier to set aside when a dog lands in my lap than my other handwork projects.  I bought this cone of cotton yarn for $1 at the library thrift store 7 years ago thinking I would never use it up.  I have no idea how many dishcloths it produced, but it is finally gone.  Tonight, I’ll weave in the loose ends.  As soon as I finish prepping, I’ll start working on hand applique from my block of the month.

Our crepe myrtles are blooming now.  The white sky is partially due to clouds and partially due to dust.

 

Sunset courtesy of Saharan dust.

Progress on Blue Blocks and First New Blogger Post Attempt

I have completed 48 of these blocks, which I think of as my quarantine project.  The blocks will finish at 8 inches square, so I think I have enough for a lap quilt if I add borders.  I also have two baggies of extra paired units. 

For the moment I am setting them aside so I can begin work on the first installment of a block of the month project. The pandemic delayed the launch of this program by a local quilt shop, but the owner recently arranged a means of quick pick-up or even a mail service.

This post is my first attempt at using the new Blogger.  I have seen comments about how hard it is to find the button to click for a new post (turns out it is near the bottom of the screen).  Then I had to search for the way to change the photo size.  This will definitely take some getting used to, but so far it has not been as difficult as I feared.