Although school has officially started here, kids are remote learning. There have been few opportunities to sub but I have been trained (sort of). The process is quite complicated and hasn't be tested enough. Technology is great but there seems to be glitches every step of the way.
The good news is that I do get a bit more time in my sewing room when I'm not watching my grandson!
eating cucumbers from the gardenSew what have I been doing?
I purchased the A is for Apple pattern from SewFresh Quilts when she was having a 50% off sale. I started making the apples to use as a new table runner.
I got a little bit interrupted as a friend of mine @megillicutti on Instagram commissioned me to make a drawstring bag for her. She loves vintage and has a booth at an antique mall. She is headed to an Extravaganza this weekend to shop to restock her booth. She dropped off this cart and a vintage linen tablecloth at my house. I measured the cart and started working on a drawstring bag.
As you can see, it didn't quite fit around the cart. Realizing my mistake,
I started again.
Here is the 2nd bigger version!
Isn't it cute made from the vintage tablecloth?
I had some orange ribbon that I added for a pop of color! She loved it!
I also finished the baby quilt that will go to a charity. The pattern is Traffic Jam by Pat Sloan but I am calling mine True Blue.
It was made from my overflowing box of blue scraps except for the gray dotted fabric for the sashing and borders.
The backing is a yardage piece that has been in my stash for some time!
The finished size is 31" x 45"
The quilting is a straight-line outlining the squares and a X through the corner squares. All labeled and ready!
Monday was the release of Week 2 in the National Quilters Circle Starlight Mountains challenge.
I managed to finish and here are both week 1 and week 2 blocks together!
(It looks like Christmas at first glance but the center blocks are watermelons on a blue plaid backing. Picking up the reds and greens of the watermelons.)
I'm linking to Midweek Makers @QuiltFabrication