Elvira Finished

       In March of 2020 as we were beginning our quarantine for Covid-19, Gudrun Erla of GE Quilt Designs offered a free pattern for Elvira and a fun day quilt along via Facebook Live. I participated and by the end of the day had it pieced. A few days later I decided to add a border and then it sat. This week I quilted and added binding. 

I plan to donate it to a charity.

     The past 2 days have been beautiful with 70+ degrees so I spent them working to get the garden ready for spring. We expect a little rain today so I will enjoy the rest and do some sewing.

I'm linking up with Alycia for Finished (or Not) Friday and with Sarah for Whoop, Whoop Friday. Check out the inspiration.

Stay safe and healthy while you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.

A Finish and Weekly Progress

      Setting weekly goals seems to be helping me stay on track to accomplish more. Having specific weekly goals is a great reminder. So far this year I have finished 6 quilt projects on my UFO list and feel good about organization projects around the house.

How I did last week – Feb 15^th

1. Quilt one of the waiting. Done. The batik rectangles quilt is finished and I should be able to quilt another this week.

2. Sew blocks from blue scrap units for comfort quilts. Done. These were inspired by CILs Winter Blues block drive and resulting quilts. I tried to work on these as leader/ender but then took an afternoon or two. I varied from their plan for some blocks as I used rectangular pieces or bricks along with the squares of various sizes. I have 20 made for a 48 by 60” lap quilt. This picture only shows half.  I still have a stack of 4 1/2” strips that can add a scrappy border to make it a little larger and use up more blue units. 

3. Piece a couple of maple leaf blocks. Done. 30 complete.  Two new blocks  were made and here are 28 that were made before this week. This is not the layout, just up on the design wall to see how they look. That is about half of what is needed for a lap quilt.

4. Record stash fabric used or added. Used: 2 ½ yds for binding plus blue scrap units

                                                             Added: 0

5. Clean and organize a drawer. Done and I uncovered family memories. One was a wine making booklet of my father's with a page of his handwritten notes. My younger son took it.

Goals for the Week of February 22^nd

1. Quilt the Elvira top.

2. Piece blue scrap quilt top.

3. Piece a couple of maple leaf blocks.

4. Record stash fabric used or added.

5. Clean and organize a drawer.

Stay safe and healthy while you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.

Finished Tops

      We had 5 days in a row of rain before the sight of sun. Thursday was another rainy cold day so, of course, the perfect time to sit and sew. I finished my second “Colorworks” quilt top. The pattern is great for using many different fabrics. The first one used bright child themed fabric. You can see it here plus a link for the pattern. My church quilt ministry needs more quilts suitable for men so I chose fabrics with men in mind.

     Some time ago I uncovered a sandwich bag of triangles and squares of someone's leftover pieces. The fabric has unusual Christmas colors. I played with them to see what kind of blocks I could make. I was able to piece 4 -12” finish squares and create a small 36” table topper.

Today is starting with more rain and should be a great day to get busy quilting.

I'm linking up with Alycia for Finished (or Not) Friday and with Sarah for Whoop Whoop Friday. For some inspiration check out what others are doing. 

Stay safe and healthy while you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.