what, me worry?

it feels as though i'm in the minority because i am not that concerned about covid-19.  do understand the ramifications, but there are only a few cases here in MD and my regular stomping grounds are local.  nonetheless, as the world around me becomes increasingly more in lockdown, will continue doing what i mostly do anyway--stay home and sew.  finished placemats for the guild, inspired by bonnie hunter's she recently made for her retreat house.  i do have some RBR license plates but saving them for another project...

more time will be spent on current in process projects and really MUST do some household things as well.  while i did forego guild meeting today, it wasn't due to coronavirus phobia....cigarette smoke at 1 am....in other words, usual crap that goes on here....

what's up wednesday

only hump day but busy week nonetheless....first, in the hoop is a small autumn leaves wall quilt...the joseph's coat isn't yet basted and that needs to be done by may, so pulled this for a quick finish...

and while sewing up some placemats for the guild sale, decided to start something that has been a pile on the sewing table far too long....the aqua was gifted to me and the black/white strips were from a long-ago swap.....the pattern is "mistletoe lane" by rebecca greenberg.....am trying to thin the herd of 2.5" strips and this pattern was ideal, though not at all christmas-y...

this will be a great gifting quilt or maybe even flimsy.....works up uber fast too!   and a birthday?

this month is the 200th birthday of maine statehood....so proud to say one of my female whitney ancestors from gorham was on the committee to incorporate statehood.....and lastly,

today it's been 18 years since my dad departed this world....we still miss him...this was taken at our favorite oceanside spot that he tolerated because he loved us...he preferred quiet lakes with fishing gear in tow and a simple rowboat....where did those 18 years go?

a finish and a story

the blue and white is done and ready for snuggling!  pattern by bonnie dodd-witt, who made it with other colors, but of course i went for the indigo....

there is a great story behind this quilt....the pattern came from this specialty magazine from 2011...

if you have one of these, it is pure scrap quilt gold!   so many beautiful scrappy quilts....serious eye candy....when i bought it, one quilt grabbed me right away....it was this one....

and guess what!   it was made by my stashbuster pal nann!  not only did i love the quilt, i was gobsmacked by nann's colors and scrappiness!  but she makes a LOT of beautiful scrappy quilts...we are color sisters, meaning we have the same color sense and vision....and there was also this beauty...

another show stopper by sarah wilhelm......but wait, there's more!   if you recall, i made a scrappy postage stamp a couple of years ago and the inner border was made of light inchies.   i borrowed the idea from this quilt near the end of the magazine....

this was made by helen weinman on cape cod...she used pastel scraps, but i love how she separated the sections with the light border.  thank you, helen, for inspiring me!   if you ever find this book, by all means snap it up!   ***  it is more and more like spring here.  flowers are starting to bloom and trees are greening up, ready for leaves to pop.  i've pulled a small wall quilt for the next quilting project until the joseph's coat is ready.  hoping to have both done by the end of april.   i've also started a couple of new small things and more potholders are needed as well.   spring and summer plans are being made that'll include some time with my maine family....countdown to the guild's quilt show means busy days ahead....all fun!