400 +

Whenever I’m in a slump, as I have been the last two or three months, mindless stitching is one of the most therapeutic activities I can enjoy.  So, I recently pulled out a baggie of precut triangles a friend gave several years ago.  I began matching darks to lights, and when the baggie was empty there were 400 + half square triangles measuring 1 ¾ inches per side with NO fabric repeats!    Of course, I had to circle around and get the back story for that little baggie.  The friend who gave it to me admitted they “may” have been off cuts from flying geese blocks in a 2000 millennial quilt project.  That explains the variety and age of the fabrics.  At any rate, I enjoyed the process, and I’ve since cut some white fabric from my stash to use as alternate blocks.

 

I’ve made a few more house blocks for my Kim McLean quilt.

 

Last year’s chrysanthemum gave me bonus blooms this year.

 

This sweet little girl visits us regularly outside our fence.  One evening she brought seven of her friends.

 

For a while I thought about retiring my blog, because the motivation to sit down at the keyboard simply hasn’t been there. I love the connections and comments and inspiration from other bloggers, but am just having a hard time doing the work.  I decided to at least finish out 2024, before making a decision.