Tuesday's Orts--bits and pieces that land here once in a while...
- My sister won a raffle basket or two last month at the VMQG Guild meeting. She gifted me all the patterns and fabric she didn't want. The Bonnie and Camille floral is so pretty. I'm sure I'll find a good quilt for it to belong to.
- A call went out for donations of gently used quilts for Afghan refugees. I found three I was willing to part with. This quilt was made years ago from blocks I won from a blog. Although red and green, the prints are not Christmasy.
This quilt was an early fail in the fabric selection department. The small oriental print turns to mud when seen from not very far away. I hope someone will like it close up--it has languished in a closet for many years, unused.
This red quilt from a free Bonnie Hunter pattern (Pineapple Blossom) was made for my mother-in-law, also barely used. I hope these quilts will please refugees of 20 years of war. I can't even fathom what that must have been like. I took these to Superbuzzy and received thanks from the owner, Kelly, when she ran out to my car as I was leaving.
- This huge moth lingered for a couple of hours on our kitchen's garden window screen. Pardon my clean dishes cluttering up the pic. Speaking of clutter....
- Pardon the blur, I was trying to be quick while Dr. B was out of the room. I think his wife cleans up after him at home, because every day he brings a drink and doesn't finish it or throw it away. I recently mentioned the mess and he brought a bag the next day and took all the cans away, but left the bottles! Well I think some of the bottles weren't even opened. Too funny.
- A little doll quilt mostly from leftovers of the Greenpiece BOM quilt. It will get quilted and donated to guild for some little girl to enjoy.
- Traffic Rant: There are folks in our neighborhood who cannot bear to walk two yards further from their parked car to their house and therefore park practically on the corner. One of them is a big ass truck, which makes it really hard to see cross traffic or dog walkers while trying to get out of our court. A daily annoyance!
- This time three years ago I was checking my County Fair Entries.
I made this quilt for the Sewtopia Challenge fabric that year. It was a fun exercise. We got emails today regarding the Orlando event a month away, I'm hoping I managed to reserve a sewing machine so I don't have to fly one there. I've chosen a pattern for this year's challenge fabric bundle and plan to get started on it this weekend. There are secret swap gifts to make too, and I'm excited about an idea for pincushions. So much to do before the end of September. I'm hoping to get a COVID-19 booster mid September, as it will be 8 months since my second shot, and COVID numbers are scary!
3 comments:
You are so good at making quilts in so many different styles, I am sure you will use up the goodies your sister shared with you.
That is wonderful that you had quilts on hand you could donate to refugees. I seldom finish a large quilt unless it is for a gift, so I just don't have them on hand. I need to change that somehow.
Did you ever notice if that moth had a bright reddish-orange color on the underwings? I used to be a 4-H leader in entomology and I think that is the moth that has those, but it was a long time ago. I could be wrong.
Too funny about the doctor and his drinks. :)
A very sweet mini. Some little gal will be thrilled to own it.
Like I said, you do so many different styles of quilts, and do them well.I only ever entered one wall hanging in our county fair. Now they have built a new venue and nothing is really protected from curious hands. Everything used to be displayed behind glass, but now people seem to feel entitled to touch it all, just because they can.
With COVID numbers what they are in Florida, are you ready to venture there? :(
Some beautiful donor quilts there and some very lucky recipients. I'm sure some home comforts will be very much appreciated after years of turmoil and war.
I really like the moth picture BECAUSE of the dishes behind the screen. What a lovely art photo that makes!
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