summer list progress

thanks to sweltering temps and no vehicle, the summer to-do list is coming along nicely.   this is the latest getting attention....

my mother's sampler....have added border, prepped a binding, basted it with flannel and a lovely kaffe print on the back.  she taught me everything except how to regain joy in life without her, and no freedom makes it doubly difficult.  the things i enjoyed doing here in MD no longer possible.

batik baskets is a flimsy.  not an official summer to do, just a UFO that needs to get done.  i did tweak the setting a bit more and made 2 more blocks to even out colors and values.  it does seem a bit heavy on darks in the top half but not taking it apart at this point...it'll get donated and somebody will love it...next up is basting....

not on summer list is this quickie project for our senior center group....

the panel i was given could not be squared up to add borders without skewing the design, so i trimmed off the edge and basted it to this red, which will get machine appliqued, then add the woodland border.  somebody will quilt it and add binding.  problem solved!

and a large tote of fabric pieces was getting emptied and passed out but sensibility ruled and i came home with just this one small piece, good for backgrounds in scrappy blocks...

lobster runner ready to machine quilt but a new walking foot had to be ordered, so by midweek a finish probably.  the small august stitchery is done and will be finished into a stuffie today most likely.  

still grieving the loss of my independence....i don't think new hampshire is the only place where you can 'live free or die', praying it's only temporary....have a blessed sunday...this IS the day the Lord has made!