Hi there lovely readers. Like most of the world, we are isolating at home, hoping against hope that this terrible virus will soon be behind us. I'm sending love and hugs out to you all - those that are experiencing loss, those that are worried about loved ones, and also to the hard working folk that are out there looking after us in every way.
Because I have time on my hands, I thought it would be a great time to get back to blogging more, and maybe I can catch you up on what I've been doing while I've been such a blogging slacker. And maybe you're looking for something to read to to fill some stolen moments, so win-win :-)
This afternoon I had been missing doing piecing, I hadn't put a block of any kind together in a while, so I picked up the Honouring Our Quilting Heritage project and set about putting a block together:
Block 38 - Ocean Wave
I didn't really pay attention to the block name when I was selecting fabrics - maybe I should have worked with a blue palette, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, so I don't really mind.
The thing that has really taken up a lot of time over the last several months is hand quilting on the Phebe project. The end isn't really close either:
I'm working in this heavily pieced area at the moment, the exciting news is that in the next day or two I'll be finished this section, and can move to the final border. The last border has me a bit stumped though and I'm not sure what quilting motifs I'll use. Maybe some divine inspiration will come my way soon :-)
Last of all for today, I've been making masks just like so many others I've seen all over facebook etc. My daughter Amy manages a specialist medical centre, and they've had trouble getting masks. She doesn't tend to see patients, but was worried about getting back to work so she asked me to make some for her. And of course I'm happy to do it!
These are just a couple of those that I've put together - the first one was the trickiest, but once I got the hang of it they're pretty fast. Now the challenge is finding elastic - so I'm going to make the next ones with ties instead. Amy has been having fun coordinating them with her outfits - so that's a little bright spot in what are very concerning times.
So, that's it for me today - I hope you'll check in with me and let me know what you're up to and how you're coping. I'll check in again soon xoxoxox
3 comments:
I was so happy to see that you had made a blog post. I do see you on FB occasionally but blogging is best in my opinion. You are making great progress with your hand quilting. I don't know where you find the patience.
Stay safe and well.
I made 2 masks for myself. My husband had an appointment at the MD Anderson in downtown Houston on Tuesday and I figured I better have them. I real like the Ocean's block. When I made mine, yes it was blue.
Phebe is looking great. Glad to see you again.
Welcome back. I love quilt blogs! No matter what that block is called it is beautiful! Love your color choices
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