What I’ve Been Working On

It’s been rainy here! One day last week, I got five inches. I’m not sure what the cumulative total was for all the days, but it rained pretty much every day. There were several days with lightening, and I try to keep the quilting machine unplugged when that happens. The downtime meant not much quilting was done. I did manage to get this one quilted and put the binding on.

This lady does really nice work—the back is always as neat as the front with no untrimmed threads or unpressed seams.

Even though I didn’t plug the quilting machine in every day, I had no problem plugging in a sewing machine and sewing. I have several that don’t have complicated electronics, so I don’t worry about using them when there’s a storm. I spent time sewing small random scraps to other small random scraps and made some improv blocks. 

I think I got about 20 done, so that was good progress. 

I also spent quite a bit of time cutting blocks. I had quite a bit of blue and yellow in my stash, and I cut some 3.5” squares. I have started sewing them into split nine patch blocks.

I got hooked on the split nine patch blocks several years ago (maybe 2010-2012), and I made so many I got burned out and didn’t want to make more. I guess I am over my burn out, because I am having fun with these. I’m wishing I had cut more squares in other colors. Maybe later. There are so many design possibilities with these blocks.

I also got a Villa Rosa pattern cut out. 

It’s for 10-inch squares, and I have a couple of layer cakes of Wild Poppy. 

I ordered two yards of this pinkish purple from the same line to use for a border. 

This one will go together pretty quickly. I need it for a gift so quick is good in this case. I hoped to get all the blocks made last night, but I sat down in the recliner to take a break and fell asleep. I will see what I can get done tonight.