More Baby Quilts

Linda from my MeetUp group gave me a lot of strips left from various projects and as of now I have made five I think of this size baby quilt. Of course I use the wonderful Quilters Dream Angel batting, non flammable and genetically modified fibre that has no chemicals or other toxic properties. In addition is is beautifully soft and drapeable. The thread is Superior King Tut "Shekels"variegated gold.

The backing and binding are pieces left over from a couple of my own projects

This is the second of this design, the other has a yellow background but it's already packed up ready for our move. I saw a photo of one, I don't remember where, and decided to make one like it. I sewed together all the strips of pinks and purples I could scavenge from stash, backed with fusible and then cut into strips and attached to the top. I did zig zag along the edges first before ironing to the background. I might have been able to get away without the zig zagging I didn't want them to fall apart with wear and washing.

Quilting the lines fairly close togethr but a bit random makes sure it will hold together well. I envision them as floor mats for baby's tummy time as they are a bit thicker and sturdier than an average baby quilt. I will look for the yellow version tomorrow to add to this post, I am sleep deprived from last night and fading fast!

Attempting To Catch Up!

I saw this cute pattern and whipped up two lickety split one for my friend Gale with a new replacement knee and one for us!

 This year, the crazy catastrophic China virus year has been a challenge for almost every one on the planet. It has made my life busier than every because I was home schooling an eleven year old and trying to keep us fed and in toilet paper!

Now that young fellow is finally back in real school as of last week, several inches taller and so happy. As an only child he has been devoid of peer companionship most of the past seven months except for some playdates with the children across the street and swimming at a friend's home. We also took him to our Colorado home twice once with friends and their grandson so we tried to give him some relief from the claustrophobia and isolation. I am sure he is really tired of adults! I know for many it has not just been challenging but also tragic and to those my heart and prayers go out. Compared to many we have survived very well, praise God for that mercy, at our age we are in the danger zone so that is even more mercy.

I have had a lot of quilting, I think that all the quilters sewed like crazy often from stash or online PJ shopping. 

I will list a few of the projects from the last months, it will probably take me several tries to get through them. I have been packing all summer because we have purchased a new home, new to us, and are moving a few miles from this house to a single level larger home where I can have a dedicated studio with all of my machines and supplies in one place. I can hardly wait, but we are planning major upgrades and a large addition so it will be a while before we are situated! So I hope to keep adding to this, but wanted to let people know that we are ok and hoping all of you are too.

Hugs and love to all.

Roslyn