Sunday, July 31, 2022

It’s time for some changes, although I’ve already made a start.

In January, my quilting challenge was to make a quilt using Mum’s fabrics. I had a plan but when I started cutting pieces to fit into that plan I realized I needed a new plan because I didn’t have enough variety in the large pieces of fabric. So I decided to make a 3-yard quilt using the yardage I had. Mission accomplished thanks to our sewing week at Panorama. So the January challenge changed to making a backing for my 3-yard quilt using smaller bits of Mum’s fabric.

Someone at the Guild was making crumb quilts and I thought that would be the way I would do the backing. I’d make 12″ blocks by piecing together bits of fabric in whatever shape they turned out to be. I started out that way but using the little bits was going to take forever so I changed my plan. I’m cutting the fabric down to get the largest piece out of a scrap and I’ll put those together for my blocks. I don’t seem to be making much of a dent in the bin where I store Mum’s fabrics so I’m confident I’ll have lots to complete the backing.

I’ve also decided that I need to see a finish – it has been too long since something was completed. So, once I get the backing put together I’m going to sandwich and quilt this project, no matter what other projects crop up on my to-do list.

I’m doing a bit of the same with my hand stitching. These hot days have me hiding out in the basement and I’m making good progress on my Sashiko. I’m going to continue working on it until it is done; I’ll pick up the knitting, Botanical Garden and Peppermint Purple when I get to them. Deloise may feel I have abandoned her on the “as many projects as you want” front but Stacia has picked up the bad habit torch and, I think, has more than one project and book on the go.

And the biggest change of all is that I have handed in my resignation to the Hall Board. For too long now it has seemed like work and after six years I’m ready to be done.