Monday Making

I am still working steadily on my

Quarantine Quilt.

Little by little I have been making decisions about 

how to arrange all of the blocks.

At first I thought they'd all be ONE big happy Group...

But...

I've decided to BREAK them up a bit.

I have been using scissors to cut the pieces

and so there's a FREE feeling to all those hourglass blocks.

I should add that the quilter's 1/4 seam also flew out the window on this one!!

I will be trimming these big chunks soon

and adding sashing.

I can't WAIT!!!

Quilting is such a LOVELY ADVENTURE.

The perfect kind of adventure during these days at home.

I also DUG deep this week for elastic as I made masks.

Can you believe I had this?

15 cents. for 3 yards.

Any guesses how long ago that was?

I'd love to hear what you think.

I have no idea.

And..

I'm almost out of elastic!

I've also been playing with sourdough.

Still.

We are not going to go hungry here.

:)

Easter was a different kind of day this year.

Thankful for church services online

and Zoom connections with those I love.

He is Risen.

He is Risen indeed.

Monday Making

Even though I'm staying at home...

All. The. Time.

There has been a lot of activity.

There is STILL a lot of making going on!

The garden gives me things to harvest

and COOK!

Thankfully I received a sourdough starter RIGHT before the

quarantine.

I've enjoyed learning about something new.

I made sourdough english muffins this week.

(also, crepes, biscuits, pancakes, ......)

Here's the recipe for the english muffins.

I have also been homeschooling.

Who knew I'd be doing THAT again???

My oldest is 34 and I home schooled him along with 

the four other BIG kids.

My youngest is in special ed and I never thought we'd be

working at home together.

I'm thankful for the teachers who have been so supportive.

They are providing the lesson plans and lots of encouragement.

Thank goodness for zoom, Facetime and the internet!

I've also been making some masks.

How about you?

What have you been making?

Monday Making

Are you at home?

With LOTS of fabric to keep you busy?

With NO WHERE to go?

With tons of TIME?

Me too.

After making lots of blocks for my quarantine quilt...

I hit a snag.

I can't figure out how big to make it.

I can't figure out if I add another block around with alternate color...

I'm stuck.

So

Instead of dwelling on THAT, I pulled out my son's wedding quilt.

(the first photo)

It needed more blocks and MAN are they time consuming!

And FUSSY.

(nothing like my quarantine quilt) 😊

This is the PERFECT TIME to work on a fussy,

time consuming quilt!!!

I'm almost there!

Hooray!

What are YOU making??

Monday Making

We are living in strange times.

In my county, we have been asked to stay home.

Staying home has really not been a problem for me.

:)

I have SO many things I want to MAKE!

Like you though,  I am concerned and curious what the coming days will bring.

I will continue to rest in my faith in a God who is

walking with me through it all.

I will listen to the news sparingly.

I will be thankful that I have TIME to bond with family at home.

I will be thankful for TIME to sew.

I will take a bike ride - with social distancing of course.

I will take a walk.

I will bake bread!!!

I will SOAK IN all of this TIME I've been granted.

Working on my quarantine quilt!!!

:)

This is going to be a LIBERATED quilt.

I've added a rule for this one - Scissors ONLY!!!

😀

A Gwen Marston inspired way of quilting.

The how to video is HERE.

I want to thank NANN for the beautiful box of scraps she sent.

They came at just the right time!!

My son's family moved in right before the

STAY AT HOME order because they're between houses.

I needed ONE MORE place mat for the kids.

Once the new one has been laundered a couple of times...

it will match perfectly..... in a scrappy sort of way!

The box Nann sent held JUST THE RIGHT scraps for my project!

What are YOU making???

Monday Making

It's been a week.

Getting a gift of little tiny scraps was definitely one of the HIGHLIGHTs.

Just laying them out on the table during

"coffee break" time made me happy.

:)

I also bound one of the LAST of my table mat quilts.

There's a little you tube how-to if you're interested.

There was time to play in the rain!....

and Sew some PILLOWCASE dresses for Lori at humble quilts.

There was also time to harvest all the broccoli.

:)

It is now blanched and frozen.

Hooray for GARDEN produce!!!

Since many of us will be home more in the coming weeks...

I bet you'll see a LOT more "HOMEMADE" in blogland.

Time at home = time to MAKE!

Link up and share what YOU are making.

Monday Making

I am nearing a yearly goal.

ELEVEN table toppers are almost complete!!!

Each year around this time I make a few table toppers

to auction off at a retreat.

They sit in the middle of the cafeteria tables

along with vases of flowers.

We enjoy them all weekend

and then....

They go to loving homes.

Win. Win.

Many of these (like this one)

are made from orphan blocks.

:)

I love using these little leftovers!

I will have a virtual parade of ALL of  THEM very soon.

YEah!!!

What are YOU making??

Monday Making

I was able to do some sewing with friends last week.

We worked on the GRADUATION quilts

that will be given out in June

to the high school graduates at my church.

Here's a fun video with some highlights.

What are YOU making this week?