November Lotto blocks for Sunshine - theme was "fall colors"
Sewing is still happening! Maybe I'll post more frequently again (maybe??)
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Still Sewing; Slow at Blogging
Lately I have found it much easier to sit down and write a quick book review than it is to post pictures and chat about my quilting. So the quilting portion of this blog has definitely been AWOL for a while. Here are some projects to catch you up to what I have been doing.
October Lotto blocks for Sunshine - theme was "Sunshine"
November Lotto blocks for Sunshine - theme was "fall colors"
December Lotto blocks for Sunshine - theme is "pot luck" which means we can use any pattern and fabrics we desire. During the year I save extras that are not currently useable and I send them in for December, and I also have fun creating a few special blocks just for December. This year I made that fun purple/red block while on a retreat. That block would be cute set on point with a bunch of others of the same pattern. Maybe some day I'll do that.
a small quilt for a house project - going to people who are transitioning out of homelessness into a permanent home. I had this block already made, enlarged it to the specified size, quilted it and mailed it off. The deadline is soon, so I had to hurry.
a Round Robin quilt made with members of Sunshine. I recently got this done and quilted; it will soon be on its way to Quilts Beyond Borders (QBB).
I went on a retreat. There were only 7 of us altogether. It was a nice, small group making it easy to converse together and share laughs. Of the seven, these 4 are members of Sunshine, so we had our photo taken to post at Sunshine.
Two projects I worked on while at the retreat. The blue quilt is for me to keep, and the other (now all sewn together, but pictured here in pieces) will be for Wrap a Smile (WAS).
two tops I made randomly - a friend made the batik blocks and gave them to me, and I added the arrow. This one will probably go to QBB. The smaller one I made from scraps. This will probably go to WAS.
Sewing is still happening! Maybe I'll post more frequently again (maybe??)
November Lotto blocks for Sunshine - theme was "fall colors"
Sewing is still happening! Maybe I'll post more frequently again (maybe??)
I just started back at blogging , and one of the first posts I read was yours. Another book review! I always loved them and since moving to our new little town, joined the library and will ask about your book.
ReplyDeleteSome of the "old blogs" have disappeared it seems. I think we just run out of words. Quilts are a work of love, and sometimes we are just stalled. That has been me.
Keep writing because you are good at it.
Cottage: I went to your blog. That cottage and its view are both beautiful, and so is the quilt! Sad that the cottage is leaving your possession, but I guess things happen. People move on. I am honored that you came to read my blog. Thanks. Since I retired I have been doing a lot more reading, hence the plethora of book reviews on my blog. I still have just as much time to sew, too, but it's harder to motivate myself to post about my sewing. Anyway, yes, I am a big mess when creating. Fabrics fly everywhere, and I'm not good at cleaning up, though the mess hinders my creativity.
ReplyDeleteI tried to post this at your blog, but it didn't seem to "take" so I couldn't leave anything.
I love your quilts! They are very scrap inspiring.
ReplyDeleteTina, you are too nice. :-)
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