First, I did not add correctly. I reported 539 blocks, but the total should have been 509. Oy.
This month, I made 3 Modern Vintage blocks, 3 farm blocks, 24 Indigo blocks, and 49 Thick and Thin blocks, for a total of 79 new blocks. That brings my total for August to 588 blocks.
I finished another round of brown hexagons, bringing my hand stitching days in 2021 to 229 of 240.
The last week and all the adjustment it entailed have me currently exhausted. Even when I have time to sew, I don’t have much energy.
With masks and a toddler quilt, I moved my numbers in the right direction this week. That’s a good thing, as the anxiety about school and COVID in our area grows, I’m tempted to do some shopping for fabric. Each time, though, I realize I don’t need anything and don’t really want any more on my shelves right now.
I also made an appropriately colored Modern Vintage block (along with a few friends). I sorted my blocks last week and chose fabrics for the remaining blocks. Next month, I’ll suddenly have all the blocks for a quilt!
Most of my sewing this week focused on BJ’s quilt. I did some easy straight line quilting, but it was time consuming, with lots of starts and stops. I’ll have the binding finished by tonight hopefully. Oh, yes, and another round of masks (let’s not spend any time considering the horror that it school this year).
Next week, the goal is more farm blocks.
On the sick baby front, we have what I’ll call a working diagnosis. The pediatric infectious disease doctor was quick to call it PFAPA, an auto inflammatory syndrome. I agree that he has an auto inflammatory process occurring, but I suspect it may be a different one. This gets us started, and the treatment may or may not work regardless of which syndrome it is. We’ll see the doctor again in a few months and reevaluate. I am looking forward to having a new tool in my arsenal to keep BJ more comfortable next flare.
It’s blue-green month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!
from the room of Zana’s Ninis, katie z.
I polished off three spools of thread this week, to make the total 16 used for the year.
I also finished four masks (for a total of 16 so far this year) and a small quilt, so the stash numbers are continuing to move in the right direction. Next week should include more masks and another small quilt, so for yet another week I’ll have stash movement!
I promise I am working my way back to the appropriate Rainbow Scrap Challenge color. It is, after all, my favorite color. I’m still working my way through the quilts I cut during BJ’s illness. (By the way, we have an appointment with the pediatric infectious disease doctor Thursday. Prayers and positive vibes are requested and appreciated.)
Last night, since BJ fell asleep easy and early last night, I finished the binding on the “Indigo” quilt. That’s the name of the pattern in the Successful Scrap Quilts from Simple Rectangles. I left off the borders, so this finished at a pleasant 48” x 72”. It used up a large scrap of wide backing fabric as well as, for the binding, most of an odd batik that came in a mystery bag (Eye of Horus, anyone?).
No stash changes, but changes are a comin’. I cut two easy quilts this week as well as masks (with more masks to follow), so I should have some tidy changes to my stash soon. I’ve also successfully resisted ordering any grab bags of fabric (which I do love for their unexpected colors and price).
I did hand stitch every day, so my totals are 208 of 219 days. I finished another brown round.
My July goals were short…
1. Scraps: trim, make blocks in neutrals: another round on the hexagons, Modern Vintage, and some animal farm blocks. I finished four rounds on hexagons, made my Modern Vintage blocks, and made a slew of animals in neutrals!
2. Start a quilt for my nephew. Started and done!
By starting new quilts over BJ’s illness, I have a few more goals for August…
1. Scraps: trim, make blocks in teal: another round on turquoise hexagons, cut the last Modern Vintage, and some farm blocks.
2. Make two small quilts from scraps.
3. More masks. More and more. Sigh.
I made a few small masks this week. It’s amazing how much less fabric I need for a toddler mask compared to an adult one! Only 12 masks made so far this year, but with the kids starting school this fall after a year of homeschool, I’m going to need to expand their selection.
