the daily to-do list is hefty but needed to keep me busy; not all get done but leaves little free time to cry. so what have i been doing?
the wheelchair quilts....one top is done, the other almost. the panels are from the senior center and other fabrics from my stash. should both be done by next friday and off my conscience! the blue border fabric on this one was gifted by a dear friend and there's enough for the back...a solid navy binding should finish it off nicely.
more blocks for blue album/chimney sweep got prepped...
and played around with the dargate baskets a bit, hoping to ramp up mojo to finish more...and just for a look see....should bust a lot of my repro neutrals. this will be bed size eventually....
while rummaging in the stash for the wheelchair quilts, found a piece i just knew would be perfect for some of my tiny 9-patch blocks. not all of them, but the plan was to make a few small pieces anyway. the inchie border was actually a gifted strip of 3" piano keys that got sliced and diced...only a few more inchies needed.
out of curiosity keeping empty spools this year and so far i have these; only one small was completely full, the rest only partial, but impressive anyway i think. the little basket is native Passamaquoddy, at least that's what mom told me.
have also been decluttering, an ongoing task of mine ramped up since emptying my mom's apartment. important papers got filed, the rest shredded; another bag for the thrift half full, a stack of old magazines also gone.
i posted my cats piece online to sell and many admired and inquired, a couple made plans to come and get it but nobody did. i have zero success selling my pieces in a variety of venues even though they are priced reasonably. i know i'm not a blue ribbon quilter but they are well made and pleasing color-wise. must be the general economy although it's always been the case for me...sigh.
car still out of commission. if mom were here, it would have been fixed as she never wanted me to be trapped--perhaps she has spoken to God for me? i do hope so...needing the gym for lots of good reasons. am fighting the overwhelming urge to pack a bag, lock the door and just wander....
I used to save my empty spools each year. It was a good gauge for me to watch them accumulate. But then I decided it didn't really matter.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have you join my Sew&Tell party at Melva Loves Scraps on blogspot. :)
I wish I had as much to report on as you do. You show progress every time you post. The wheelchair quilt is great and will look nice with a navy binding. The basket blocks are very sweet and I admire you for taking on such a project - with the number of baskets you'll need to make - whew! I like to collect my empty spools so I can see my forward movement with getting things done. We just moved my sewing room back downstairs after two years and I haven't seen the bag with the empty spools in it. I hope someone didn't try and help me and figured they were trash. Well, I need to get back to work, I've got two dust ruffles to iron so I can get the beds made. (The things we do to ourselves!) And hopefully I'll spend some time in front of the hoop. I wish we lived close by, you could wander over here.
ReplyDeleteYour productivity always inspires and amazes me.
ReplyDeleteYour little 9-patch, inchie bordered piece is such a fun and colorful scrap creation.
I love everything you make. Where do you post your items for sale?
I have never saved my spools. When I use one up, I forget that I want to try that, and I throw them away without thinking.
Sorry you are without wheels. That is frustrating.
Love the baskets, Grace. You have been getting quite a bit done. Sorry sales are not working out. I have tried a little and am no saleswoman, I can tell you that. I hate it - selling, I mean.
ReplyDeletekeep busy Grace...........the border will look great for the nine patch and looks like it was made for it............funny how that happens some times.........hugs..........
ReplyDeletekeep busy Grace...........the border will look great for the nine patch and looks like it was made for it............funny how that happens some times.........hugs..........
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