We need to think positive and hope that all those who are suffering with health issues, covid or not, and those that are struggling financially because of the pandemic, as well as those who endured weather disasters, will start to see an improvement as we work our way through the coming months. I wish for all my friends and family to be able to hang in there and that small but slow improvements happen in every facet of our lives.
I am fortunate and appreciate that our decisions have been wise ones although who knew that at the time we decided to head south for the winter months and take a chance on our health. Being in the sunshine is always good for staying positive and physical fitness has great benefits. We tend to follow the rules being set at home while here in Arizona to keep ourselves from contracting a cold, flu or virus. So far, so good!
My last week of December was spent pulling out any fabrics that were a minimum of 1 yard and set aside to be able to put 3 together for the 3 yard quilt patterns. And, I tidied though hadn't really made much of a mess since our arrival although my sewing space tends to be a dumping ground.
Christmas is put away for another 11 months and house looks bare but fresh.
Three quilt tops from December are finished and need to head north in the spring to be quilted and bound.
I also finished a table runner (11 months early for Christmas) plus a mug rug for a gift and small wall hanging that was in my Missouri Star Christmas box and came with the hanger.
I am working on three other projects at the moment. I know... crazy to have 3 on the go but one is the leaders/enders project while working on the other two. The first is happy blocks for my Heartstrings group choice for January. I had to wait for a small package of Thomas the Train fabric to arrive for the centers as I have no children's fabric here in my winter home. The frames are all from my stash.
More blocks waiting to be trimmed.
These are the blocks that are made from a strip set of four fabric and then cut using a special ruler. Stitch them with a background fabric and you end up with two large blocks. The pattern is Swirls and the ruler is called Twist and Turn.
I have also started this pattern and realized that it would also qualify for a Heartstrings happy block project. There are two different squares that get framed.
I need to work on my January RSC blocks and the colour is red. Easy! I just have to decide what blocks I am going to make this year.
Plus, I have my January block from Patterns by Jen. This month will be orange fabrics because the theme is spicy and January is saffron.
My list for the month of January is:
1. HappyBlocks made and quilt tops created.
2. Finish making blocks for Twist and Turn and put into a quilt top
3. Work on the blocks for the 5 yard quilt and create quilt top
4. RSC blocks
5. Pattern by Jen blocks. I will make two with colours reversed.
And who knows what else might grab my attention to work on. Sew many ideas, so little time!
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