shazam! i did manage to cut up all the scraps in the basket...a happy result indeed!
what's next? here is august's chookshed challenge....
3. finish up the selvedge strips. little container half full (or half empty) shouldn't take more than half a day at most.
first thing is to prep some foundation squares...then i can sew up all these selvedge strips into potholders....or maybe i can find another idea for them...this will be a win/win as it'll finish them up into something useful AND free up thie small tote for another use.
after staring at the baskets on the design wall, decided it needed better contrast in some of the blocks so this is the second version which i like much better. might still move a couple around tho.
wednesday felt more like a usual day before my year got sidelined...cut up my scraps, made some yeast onion rolls and a nice luncheon salad (thank you lidia bastianich), watched olympics, read a bit and washed my recent quilt finish. that's more than i've accomplished in one day for many months. tears still come but not consuming my whole day...not that i miss her any less or that my life is less empty without her. still hemmed in at the apartment of course. ortho guy told me to get a scooter but as long as i'm on two legs, not gonna happen. he's probably got 2 cars in his driveway....
Well done on emptying that basket. There’s nothing like a deadline to get things moving. Good luck with your selvedges. The basket quilt is looking good. Amazing how moving some blocks around helps. Glad to hear that you had a productive day.
ReplyDeleteHooray for progress!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear the grieving is not as intense. Now, you can remember the good times instead of just being sad.
ReplyDeleteYou're making great progress. Sometimes it takes quite a few shuffles before you find just the right arrangement. Better to let it happen than rush on a regret not moving something.
ReplyDeleteYahoo, you did it! An empty scrap bin is great. Now that things are cut, the sewing goes pretty smooth.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lou, it takes me quite a bit of rearranging to decide on a layout.