As I write we are a good 14+ months into “Covid times”, a whole new way of living with masks, hand sanitizer, social distancing and making do. For me making do has meant a lot of quilting. I don’t know how people are coping if they don’t have a hobby, a passion something to do other than watch tv.
I have reorganized my sewing room, added a set of shelves which has relieved the pressure on the over stuffed other ones! That has made a huge difference and I like “tidy”! but you would never know that looking at my sewing machine table right now! I am in the middle of two piecing projects. they are very different so I can’t mix them up! One is another Sew Along, this one with Lo and Behold, the Nightingale quilt (which honours Florence Nightingale). The other one is the an Amish inspired quilt based on the Brimfiled Awakening Sew Along called “The New England Motel Quilt”. I am trying to use what I have, “making do” as I have written about before, though I must admit I did some curbside pickup at my Local quilt shop Woolworks for a few solids that I needed to add to the Amish Motel quilt. I will post a picture soon, I almost have all the blocks sewn.
Here is the first New England Motel quilt, beautifully quilted by Heather Stewart. It was really fun to sew and I really liked the way the Foundation Paper Piecing was sewn. Yes, it is that bright!
I am working on my second New England Motel quilt,
The three triangle units have to be trimmed to 1/4” on the sides and 1/2'“ on the bottom, the 1/2” will eventually be trimmed as well, it just gives a little extra wiggle room!
This is the Nightingale quilt, designed by Lo and Behold. I really enjoyed making this sew along too. Heather S and I met weekly on Zoom to sew together.
I really enjoyed the “Sew/Quilt Along” challenge. I challenged myself with fabric and colour choices. If you are interested there are a lot of Quilt Alongs going on, check out this link to find some Let’s Quilt Along and have fun with it!