happy to have been woken by thunder and lightning, signaling a change in our weather, yay! probably short lived, but any respite is welcome. being sequestered has been beneficial for my UFO list, though...tackled these blocks....
all pinned and ready to baste--today's task. impetus is, of course, a new applique project firmly planted in my mind but others must be done first. what else?
the nativity blocks are also ready for basting...i changed out the dark blue under the kings and also shortened my shepherds a bit so they'll fit, quite satisfied with the results. this, too, will get basted today.
also in the basting pile are 4 small pieces--tuscan starburst, blue lanterns, bricks/blues wall quilt and another that'll be donated to a local church as a bingo prize. backs had to be pulled for all four. happy to use up more stash, and a few smaller pieces completely. good thing too.....
my neighbor--the one who made the zipper bag for me--came by with some fabric pieces. did i want them? i took this one, a lovely neutral-ish repro print....about 1.5 yards. nature abhors a vacuum...lol!
and what's this? laundering money?
yes indeed. got some quarters for laundry and they were icky sticky with some putty-like residue and one was completely obliterated with some substance. could be they were found under a car seat or such. machines can be finicky so decided to give them a bath--at least they look like quarters now.
bride-to-be has selected a quilt design for me to make. called 'liberty crossroads' designed by anorina over at https://www.sameliasmum.com/. my bride wants lots of color but "no red".
while it looks like not much accomplished, these tasks sucked up a lot of time. today is all day basting probably and might even pull out a larger piece while the table is up. leg coming along slowly. cardioman said lengthy recovery and ongoing issues due to fact that bypass vein was harvested from the same leg in nearly the same place. i had completely forgotten. itching to get back to regular gym visits, impossible in this weather. my previous housing had a fitness room but not here. anyway, hope you can stay cool where you are and it's a day filled with blessings!
Lovely red and green blocks to be basted. I would find it hard to not use red in something. . . you did a nice job.
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DeleteI adore the Nativity Quilt and the red/green applique blocks make my heart sing! I am assuming that the pic at the end of your post is an example of the Liberty Crossroads quilt. I love that. I can't imagine "no red", but I know when making a quilt for others their wishes are just that. Once I made a baby quilt in dark turquoise and brown to satisfy the mother's desires but I really wanted to add some soft, sweet pastels into that baby's quilt. ;) Stay cool, my friend! Sorry that your leg isn't behaving quite as it should. Fall will be here soon.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking rather Christmassy in your sewing corner. Liberty cross roads is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour applique blocks are beautiful, Grace! And I love that nativity quilt, but I'll admit I laughed a little at the mental image of you shortening your shepherds. :)
ReplyDeleteNice neutral fabric from your neighbor.
Smart of you to wash those quarters rather than taking the chance of jamming the machine.
That will be a pretty quilt for the bride. I like that design.
I hope the positives of your housing situation outweigh the negative of it not having a workout room. And I hope your healing continues!!
Yes much better even without fitness room....
DeleteYou have been such a busy bee Grace, I love everything you've been working on. But of course your applique blocks are always favourites. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHope you've had a great week
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Tazzie
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thanks...easy to think they are fabulous from so far away....close up maybe not...LOL
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