Lois (avaland's) Quiltiing and other Craft Projects 2023

Welcome to my 2023 thread. I'm posting a bit early as I have upcoming foot surgery on Friday (and I'm not sure what kind of poster I will be on pain-killers, LOL*).

I have sewn together the blocks and rows of the "Summer" quilt and if I can get it ironed today, I'll post the top. There are some places on it that bug me but I need to move on.

I've printed out copies of some of my paper-pieced blocks to have something to do. I also have some binding to do on those older quilts which came from the quilter. I also have a nice pile of unread books to entertain me. I also look forward to another year of following all you crafty/artsy people!

*Ha! maybe I'll be far more interesting!
** I only have a cast for a week...but I could spend time painting it? Hmm, so do I have paints....

Hope to get this to the quilter in about two weeks.....

That's nice looking, Lois. I'm trying to decide which blocks "bug" you, but it looks good to me.

>2 avaland: You know I like it!

Very nice. I personally like the greens. Good luck on your foot surgery.

>3 dudes22: Thanks, Betty. Some of the yellows. But as someone else noted, the quilting will probably solve the perceived problem.

>4 SassyLassy: Thanks :-)

>5 mnleona: Thanks. I added more greens towards the end, making a kind of frame...

>6 avaland: - Well - I guessed wrong. I thought it was either that pink piece in the upper right or the one that looks rather white near the bottom left.

>2 avaland: That's a nice design!

The "summer" quilt has been ironed and is in a pile for me to take to the quilter in the future.

I've been couch-bound what with the foot surgery. I can't put weight on the foot so I have a scooter to put that knee on (it was safer than crutches). And the hubby has been setting up the icing of the foot and bringing me my meals...etc. While he was out grocery-shopping I made a trip via scooter to the bathroom and then thought I might take a pic of the two recently quilted quilts for which I hand-sewed that last rollover of the binding. I was careful!

Old batik pieces, partially assembled. I've had these forever and as I'm trying to clean up the sewing room. I thought I should just put them together and move on. I think it turned out ok (you can't even buy these batiks now) Photo is a bit dark....



This is another one of my scrappy block collections. This one is twin size.

I have no idea what direction I'm going now....

>9 avaland: The batik quilt is beautiful!

>11 rosalita: Oh thanks! the pic is slightly darker than reality.

Those are both great!

Both quilts are beautiful.

Wishing you all the best with your recovery!

Thanks. Not anything special but it's good to have them finished (I'm awash with quilts!)

Both quilts look great, Lois, and it’ll be interstellar to see the development of the summer quilt now that the top is sewn together.

>9 avaland: They are lovely!

Thanks, all. I've just been told that I must spend yet another week off the foot in the boot, so after a nap I may console myself and go online and buy lovely bits of fabric. I did the books already :-)

>18 avaland: Sounds like an excellent idea!

>18 avaland: For some reason I did not see anything that I really had to have online. As soon as I'm allowed to put my weight on foot we'll drive an hour north to my favorite shop. :-)

>20 avaland: As soon as I'm allowed to put my weight on foot we'll drive an hour north to my favorite shop. :-) Best way to celebrate

Love that batik quilt. And hahaha about driving to a quilt shop as soon as you can put weight on your foot. Atta girl!

>21 SassyLassy: Thanks, I think so :-) I'd be there by now, I know they are somewhat handicap accessible but not sure if the knee scooter would take all the fun out of going there.

>22 tiffin: Thanks, Tui. Nice to see you here! Crossing all fingers that the doc will say yes this time.

>23 avaland: The scooter gives you a good excuse for lengthy browsing though, said the enabler.

Still one-footed and getting around rather slowly with the scooter*

Hoping to get the go ahead next week to walk without the scooter but will still have the boot through the weeks of PT. I have wheeled into the studio a few times but couldn't muster any inspiration, so trying to catch up on book reviews instead. I planned to do another paper-pieced quilt but energy but inspiration eludes me.

*except the long central hall(wood flooring) which runs the length of the house....I can speed safely on that.

Just had to share this magnificent quilt that is currently on exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum (where I used to volunteer regularly). It's part of an exhibition of "The Best of Quilting in Canada: A Juried Exhibition from the Canadian Quilting Assn.
Artist is Lisa Belanger, Trois-Pistoles, QC "The Tree of Light and the Four Elements", 2020

(this is a photo taken from the brochure, color is not quite accurate...the sky is a bit more blue. The size of the quilt is not given on the brochure).

>26 avaland: That is absolutely amazing. Thanks for posting

>27 SassyLassy: I would love to see it in person (I want to see that trunk up close!). We'll see what the doc says Monday.

Wow. That is amazing, a real piece of art.

I wonder if she'd like to join the group here? hehe Spectacular work!

>26 avaland: That is a lovely quilt!

That is absolutely stunning.

That is awesome! I'm constantly amazed by the machine quilting that is done on some quilts.

ETA: How long is that exhibit at the museum? I hate traveling that way in the winter.

>33 dudes22: Me, too. What patience!

https://www.neqm.org/

https://www.neqm.org/on-view-index

Saw on your book thread that you've lost electricity from the snow. We've been remarkably lucky this year and had no snow at all yet. Of course, we are close to the coast. Bundle up, light the candles and have a cup of hot tea with a book.

>26 avaland: That is really a great piece of art.
I do not quilt but I always visit the quilt area at the Minnesota State Fair to see the talent.

I went back to read the messages and saw someone else said 'art' but I still left my comment.

>35 dudes22: we had 40 hrs of no proper electricity.We have the portable generator. The town had an amazing number of roads / neighborhoods in the dark. Both neighbors checked on us (they both have the big automatic generators) 😎

ETA: we had more than enough quilts!

>37 avaland: There are benefits to needlework!

>38 thornton37814: Very true, but I suspect my arthritic thumbs would have something to say about that!

I'm kind of in a lull. Foot is still in a boot (although I can take a normal shower as long as I don't scrub near the incision!). Physical therapy starts Weds. Haven't been inspired to shuffle into to the studio to start another project.

>39 avaland: Maybe it's a great time to just lie around and look again at all those wonderful quilting books. You can rationalize it (if you need to) as research!

>40 SassyLassy: Yes, I've pulled out all the big books and hope to settle into them. These are all patterns for quilts with x-number of colors but I look for patterns that I can make scrappy :-) It's a first step to get back to it....

And 10 days later I've still not started another project. I am thinking of what I can do to reduce 'stuff' that I no longer use. (the first step is to recognize that I don't and probably won't use the aforementioned stuff anymore ....

>42 avaland: - I've been in that kind of a slump too, Lois. Either that or I have too many projects I want to start NOW. There's a YouTube channel called "Just Get it Done Quilts" and the lady does a "declutter/organize" series at the beginning of each year. I think like a 10-day thing? She's got some fun stash busting quilts too.

>43 dudes22: Ha! I just said to Michael that I should call you or something as I had noted you hadn't been around here...

I've decided I'm going to reduce my stuff. I no longer do "everything" i.e.it's unlikely I'll do a Victorian Crazy Quilt again (although I should put a backing on my great grandmother's top). The problem is that when I start opening drawers...the wheels start turning again. I have a lot of quilt books I don't use, just the once a year to idly browse through. Maybe I'll see if my cousin's daughter wants them (thinking out loud here)

>45 avaland: - I actually have some velvets and satins and things like that I had collected to make a Crazy Quilt block (I didn't want a whole quilt - more like a wall hanging). I even moved it all when we moved. But I'm pretty sure I'll never get to it and should probably get rid of it too. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with all the stuff I want to do, that I do nothing.

>46 dudes22: Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with all the stuff I want to do, that I do nothing That might be what is happening to me now. I did make a lot of paper copies to do another scrappy paper-pieced quilt but....

I do need to get that "summer" quilt to the quilter.

What do you think the remedy is for us?

PS: I'll let you know when we decide on a day to do the bookshops in Northampton (April, me thinks). We may stay over just for fun.

I'm really not into paper piecing if I can avoid it. It needs to be a very special project. I've been using your 8x10 scrap block for my charity quilts lately. I've been cutting my scraps into the various sizes for the blocks so I can use the pieces as leaders and enders and get two things done at once.

Northhampton is about 2 hours from here.

A month and a half from my last post and I've done no quilting and have not taken that last quilt to the quilter, But, spring is in the air.... we'll see what happens.

Meanwhile, I gave a quilt to the waitress we see at our favorite breakfast place. She has shared some of her stories and I know she has it harder then we do. She happily accepted and I was happy to give it to her.

And two weeks later, still no quilting. Perhaps once I get all the spring outside work done in the gardens.... 2 yards of bark mulch coming today for most of the gardens, and I still have about 2 yards of wood chips to spread in the walkways of the "gated" garden. There are still some leaves in the back to rake also....

>50 avaland: - Yes - It's time to start gardening. I put some pansies in the front yesterday for a bit of color. It's still too early to do much else. And I like to get all my flowers planted before I mulch so I don't have to move it.

Perhaps once I get all the spring outside work done in the gardens...

Love the optimism/confidence there!

>51 dudes22:, >52 SassyLassy: Well, I have distributed all the wood chips (what a job!). Thankfully, there has been rain so I can rest. The bark mulch was delivered, so that will be the next thing ...after I clean up the garden on the back of the garage.

I do want to get to my favorite quilt shop to look for fabric for the backing of that "summer quilt" .... I will likely make small, simple charity quilts again but we'll see.

Went to my favorite quilt shop today (it's 33 miles north of where we live). They have gorgeous stuff; my purse was a bit lighter when I left. I got a blue print for a bathroom curtain, picked up small amounts of 8 8 other prints BUT I forgot to picking some backing fabric for the quilt here that has waited too long to be quilted. Guess, I'll see if my muslin yardage will work.

I'm hoping the new fabric bits will inspire me to get back into the studio. I can only garden so much (especially now that the black flies are out).

Hope that inspiration hits you.

Thanks, Betty. Are there many quilt shops down your way these days?

Sounds like a fun visit to the quilt shop, even if you didn’t get the backing.
I hope the new purchases give you tons of inspiration.

>57 PawsforThought: Thanks, I hope so. It's been a long dry spell....

>57 PawsforThought: Same here!

Sounds like a great outing. I was just thinking about how dangerous it would be if we ever hit one of those places together!

>56 avaland: - Well there are the Big box type (Walmart, Joanne, Hobby Lobby). My old favorite Ryco is gone but 3 sisters "bought" the business. It's a lot smaller than Ryco is but they carry some nice fabric. Then there are a few small shops around.

I dropped the quilt off at the quilter's house on Friday. She'll have it done in two weeks.

>60 tiffin: We'd do some significant damage!

>61 dudes22: It's not that I don't have a room full of fabric...

Working on putting together a small quilt with a collection of triangles (solid colors). I'll probably put it with the charity work..... Must also think whether I want to do another scrap quilt (once the gardens are up to snuff I might have some time....

Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

Reading this book now, among other reads. Just thought others here might also find it interesting...

>63 avaland: Welp, you got me with that one, Lois. I've enjoyed other books about the history of fiber and textiles and my library has this one so ... on to the list it goes.

>64 lauralkeet: I'm reading it now (albeit slowly and with many distractions). She has sections: Linen, Cotton, Silk, and Synthetics

Picked up my quilt from the quilter yesterday, and will soon be binding away. Meanwhile, I did put together the solid color pieces (seems it might need a border to get it to a usable size, but we'll see).

I need to finish clearing out the sewing room...but every time I get in there I get distracted....

>66 avaland: - How easy that it to do (getting distracted...).

>65 avaland: No section on wool?

And yes, I know the problem with getting distracted quite well.

>63 avaland:: That looks interesting!

The SUMMER quilt is finally done...



Close-up:

Here is nearly all the solids fabric I have. I thought I'd use them up. When I do the horizontal seams it should be about 42" both ways. Do you think that is too small for a lap quilt for donation?

Colors here in the pic are stronger than they actually are.... I've never be a fan of solids :-)

Both of those are beautiful, Lois!

I'm terrible for knowing a good size for blankets but 42" square seems a good size to me.

>70 avaland: - That's great, Lois! I love the way you "do" color.

>71 avaland: - I like this too. I don't think I've ever worked in solids. I'm not even crazy about including them as sashing. You can probably check the web site where you donate (if they have one) to see if they have size requirements. I know that Project Linus likes them about 40x60 although they'll take 36x36.

>72 MickyFine: Thank you!

>73 dudes22: Thanks, Betty. I've had these a long time and thought I'd use them up. Solid's are not my thing either.I think these are from Kona...

My sewing room is a mess right now as I'm packing up odds and ends: fabrics, gadgets... I'm reasonably orderly most of the time but it every now and again it needs some serious love :-)

I have a tendency when I finish a project to put the extra fabric aside "to be cut into smaller pieces". Eventually the stack gets rather large, forcing me to face it.

>70 avaland: The summer quilt looks amazing!

>71 avaland: I’m quite into quilts that have at least a good amount of solids. But hen I’m also quite fond of simplistic designs and near-minimalism. I have a few quilt designs and inspiration pics for if I ever decide to embark on a great quilt adventure, and they all have a substantial amount of solids - especially sashing.

>70 avaland: Very pretty. It looks like a garden.

>75 dudes22: Oh, I have a wall of shelves where all the fabric is stored by color, of course :-)

>76 PawsforThought: Thanks. Solids tend to stop the eye, it's more calming, whereas the mix of prints tends to keep the eyes roaming (a kind of drug, ha ha).

>77 qebo: Thank, qebo!

>78 avaland: I get stressed out when there are too many patterns (or too many colours). It helps if the patterns have similarities (like all being florals or all being plaid).

Looking at your quilt again, it's like "Summer at the Lake", with the two bodies of water and all the green trees.

>81 tiffin: Oooo, will take another look...

So, the sewing room got straighten out, dusted, neaten up...etc. I have come to a place where I feel the need to reduce (I no longer do many of the arts/crafts/sewing as I used to and, well, I'm not going to live forever. The other day I decided I would take all of the JUVENILE and NOVELTY fabrics and cut up all all of it into 5" squares. I will make these lap quilts for two charities each fall (ironically, I make these each year and the pile of fabrics never seems to go down....

Soooo, I have taken a whole stuffed shelf of fabric and have commenced with the cutting.

Then I will have to deal with the excess Kaffe Fasset scraps. I made two lap quilts from those and it didn't seem to make a dent.

I thought I did a reasonable job using up the batiks but I keep finding more....(and I'm reasonably organized!)

Will come back and post a pic or two...

>83 avaland: Well done on straightening up the sewing room. Even if it you can’t see the reduction, you’re on the right track. And a whole stuffed shelf of juveniles is great work.

>84 PawsforThought: What Paws said. That can be such a daunting task, but by doing what you can, when you can, you'll get there.

Before we moved I went through my crafting stuff and got rid of almost all of it except for my quilting stuff. Glad you feel you're making progress.

I need to clean my crafting areas also.

>83 avaland: So nice of you to make lap quilts for charity.

As Paws said, you're headed in the right direction. When my MIL's sewing days were over and she had to go into a nursing home, my SIL got rid of tubs and tubs of fabric, much of which was unusable for quilting (stretchy polyester stuff, etc.). Although I haven't been very good about it so far, I determined to sort through my many tubs to get things down to what I really would use after seeing what a pain it was for my MIL's family to get rid of her stuff. But it's so seductive, isn't it? I have a hard time not buying more when Philip Jacobs brings out his new lines spring and autumn.

Thanks, Ladies....

Spent a day cutting up all my juvenile/novelty fabrics into 5" squares. I will make it into lap quilts (which I been some years now). It's several hundred squares...



Now the trick is to put together roughly 45 x 45 inch lap quilts from this very wild collection. This first one is for a young child. I used one fabric block that had a few colo (it's not quite all here ... but you get the idea).

Oh, that red table runner (shown at the top of the last phoro) is something I made years ago...I'm hoping hanging it there will inspire me to finish it putting it together and quilting it...

>89 avaland: - That's cute!

>89 avaland: Love that blue/green and yellow/orange combinations - it is always a hit with kids (and some adults like me)

How many layers of fabric do you cut through in one go? I haven't succeeded yet in more than one!

>90 avaland: Would that be a luscious Kaffe fabric? - more great colours.

>63 avaland: I will check with my library. Thanks for the suggestion.

I've had that same idea for the flannel scraps from all the years of making Charlie pajamas. Maybe one of these days...

Sorry, have been on the road....

Here are four more... each were taken down by row and the first in each rows were labeled. They are piling up on a shelf. I'm not thrilled with the one with white content, but I have to use it, too.

>91 dudes22: Thanks, Betty

>92 SassyLassy: Generally I cut through mostly 4 - 6 layers.
>90 avaland: I do (still) have a lot of Kaffe scraps so I'm using them.

>93 mnleona: Will keep my fingers crossed for you!

>94 scaifea: It's still a good idea!

Good ideas for your scraps. My type "A" likes the ones with the strong diagonals best. This gives me some more ideas for using up some of my fabrics too.

>96 dudes22: I like those, too. Had to have enough squares of several different fabrics to pull that off.

Two more...

Not sewn yet, of course!

Both gorgeous!

>100 MickyFine: Thank you....

I seem to always be trying to use up what's left of the batiks but they keep showing up.... So here is a quick scrappy lap quilt for the charity pile (this one is has actually been put together but has NOT been ironed).

>101 avaland: Those colours are gorgeous, and I love love love the purple.

>102 SassyLassy: Yes, aren't they? That purple was the only piece with enough yardage for the a border (such that it is) because I was hoarding it's ....my favorite batik color.

A few years ago, I used the sizes from your 8"x10" scrap block for cutting up my leftover scraps from quilts (I have made 2 that are waiting to be quilted and I've been using some for leaders and enders.) But this new idea of 5" blocks would be even quicker. As I was trying to neaten up my fabric area today, I came across 2 charm packs of 5" squares that someone gave me that are not my style. I think I'll open them up and try to find a neutral fabric or blender in my stash and make a couple of these stash quilts like post #99. You always give me great ideas. I was already cutting 5"x10" rectangles for some scrap quilts and this will use them up too. I spent some of today cutting up left-over quilt backings which yield multiple 5" blocks. I might label some bags to put them in to keep track of how many blocks of each fabric I have.

Thank you re the compliment re ideas but it really wasn't a big thing. I also had a charm pack or two (I pick them on sale but as I'm trying to reduce my stash, I will refrain from doing that...) I sorted all the 5" squares by motifs (stripes, dots, animals...etc...it also helped to see how many of what so I might do one of those diagonal arrangements. But, I have also sorted them by colors .... (I swear KF fabric multiplies on the shelf when I'm not looking...every time I think I've used it up...I find more.I think I have 10 sets of 100 squares sorted and numbered...I just have to stop fooling around with other things (like the gardens or Saturday's bookstore safari to Northampton)

I managed to get all the garden areas (and there are a lot) cleaned out, before the deluge of rain hit. It's expected to be rainy at least until Monday.

But, I can work in the studio and piece the lap quilts. As of yesterday I have 4 of them pieced, a 5th if I count the batik one. I'm tempted to finish one or two of these just to feel that satisfaction of finishing, but it's not efficient. Plus, I like to bind some of them lakeside in early September.

The quilt is lovely.

>107 thornton37814: Thank you. It is what it is :-)

Couple of questions -

Do you put a border on the quilts made from the 5" squares? Or is 45x45 a good enough size for a baby quilt? I saw another idea that starts with 5" squares and then a couple of solid colors that looks cute. I need to figure out how much of the solid colors I would need.

Hi Betty.... Generally, no, I don't put a border on it, if it's 5'x5'. Yesterday I put together one that was only 45" squares so I will add a small border to that one to get it over the 5'x5' threshold.

Are you as under water as we are up here? I go out every day and take a garden tour but haven't been able do much weeding. I need two good dry days and another day to do weeding....

>110 avaland: - It's been pretty dreary here too. But we're supposed (fingers crossed) to have a bunch of nice days starting today. I had a fabric picked out for a border for the quilt, so I guess I'll go ahead and put it on.

>111 dudes22: I think we can make our own rules :-)

We had a patch of bad weather today. I decided to use up last season’s blueberries (frozen) and therefore made a large blueberry cobbler during a very bad and prolonged storm. Reports from town said we got 1” hail. Amazing we did not lose power….

Finally, with hubby's help, I got the button valance up in the guest bathroom. Looking at it now, we could have placed it a bit higher. Good use of old buttons.

Color in photo is darker than it actually is.

>114 avaland: Pretty! Great way to use the buttons!

That's nice. I've been saving some buttons to use on a wall hanging I've had for years. I should pull that back out.

>114 avaland: ooh, I love that Lois! The buttons are a very clever addition.

>114 avaland: May I be a guest? Seriously, love that wallpaper and the button valence!

Thanks, all. I'm glad to finally get it up! I also managed to get all of the 10 charity (kids) quilt tops assembled, stitched and ironed. Now to assemble the quilt layers (I'm in no hurry -- I'm fighting to keep the gardens from looking like jungles...and I have promised the hubby I would make cinnamon rolls.

>116 dudes22: It occurs to me that I'm not going to live forever....

>118 SassyLassy: I'm quite sure that my neighbors would be scandalized by my decor. I glad to have a hubby who doesn't my stimulating decor. Will post some pics in the near future.

>114 avaland:: What a clever way to use up old buttons!

Thanks, Tui

We had such a wonderful, temperate day with the change of weather that I just enjoyed the day moving from deck to screen porch to front porch....

I did do a little work in my sewing room at the end of the afternoon. I have the 10 tops done for the charity quilts and after a bit of cleaning and organizing, I managed to get one quilt layered, put together and pinned. I'll pin another one or two more before sewing them.

We had a day similar to yours yesterday and I too spent some time on the porch reading. My sewing table downstairs is an "L" with my machine on one side and my cutting area on the other. I spent some time last week cleaning up the cutting area so I can do some quilting on some charity quilts. We're of the same mind these days. I have some baby quilt tops ready and I'm thinking of trying a new way to put some backs together that uses less fabric. It has to do with cutting a rectangle on a diagonal and sliding the pieces in opposite directions to make it wide enough. I just need to figure out where I have a big enough place to try it.

>123 dudes22: Interesting conundrum, if I'm understanding it correctly. I use a 60" width muslin that I buy, more or less, as one long piece of yardage that I cut to make the backing squares.

Are you on Vacation yet? (Vacation with a capital "V"!)

Nope. Today we had the oldest daughter's son (age 8) here, and we have the other daughter's dog here for the week (just what I need while I'm packing up....apparently the kennels were full )

We will head out early Labor Day (thankfully we will be going against the tide of motor vehicles leaving Maine). We are doing Monday to Monday. Most of the other cabins are empty post-holiday. Will try to post some pics from my phone. (my daughter & family is there now, she reports the water to be colder than last year)

Hope you had a good holiday! Did you get a lot done on the quilts you took with you? Did you have much damage in the rains yesterday/day before? There was a lot of damage in the northern part of the state and in Providence, but we didn't even get any rain down here. Right now, there's a weather alert that there might be some tornados up in the northern part of the state, but we're not even getting any rain now either.

>128 avaland: What a beautiful scene, Lois!

We are home now. That storm or storm systems were quite a sight. This was about 7pm. At 10 pm a nasty storm system hit us. Scary! Back at home now….

I brought several of my quilts on vacation in order to take some photos "un plein air". Most just didn't work....

However, my "Summer" scrap quilt meshed perfectly with this spot which is a large flat rock with flowers in the front and the chairs in the back. I was very pleased with the result! (I LOVED it!)

That's a great picture!

Wow, it looks like the quilt was made for that spot. If I were to look at that photo without glasses on I’m not sure I’d be able to see that it was a quilt and not flowers.

>132 dudes22: Thanks!

>133 PawsforThought: Thanks...It does, doesn't it? All the photos with other quilts and other settings didn't work.

>131 avaland: I brought several of my quilts on vacation
I'm imagining vacationing quilts...

The colors blend perfectly.

Have resumed work on this year's charity quilts, but these will be the last. 1. I've used up all of my juvenile fabric and anything that could be used in children's quilts. 2. I have more handicaps and also screw up more, which is frustrating and slows the whole process down. I think I'll still get the usual ten lap quilts done..

I will have used up the juvenile/novelty fabrics, along with the batiks; then I'll turn my attention to all the other fabrics (years of collecting fabric, usually fat quarters or pieces smaller than a yard. I had a hang-up for florals, too.

Have been much distracted with other things to get on the sewing machine. I've done a large book pull, a fair bit of outdoor work, and plenty of time admiring the fall colors (which has lasted longer this year). There are a few closets I'd like to clean out....

>138 tiffin: - Cute.

>138 tiffin:: Tui, you are so funny! I'll have you know I haven't bought any fabric for a few weeks :-)

Still behind with the kids' charity quilts however, I did manage to buy some stuffed animals to include with the quilts (I think 5 are done and 5 to go ...too much going on)

I haven't worked much on my charity quilts either. I figure once winter really sets in, there will be more time.

>142 dudes22: I’m out of commission with a bad cold. I’m thinking I got it on that visit to Joann’s where I bought the stuffies. Negative for Covid ….

Stuffies and stuffed up? I'm with Betty: in the deep midwinter when frosty winds make moan.

That cold lasted for two weeks!

Delivered 6 lap quilts to "The Wish Project" in Lowell, Massachusetts yesterday. I still have 6 or so more here to finish, but it will be after the first of the year.

>146 dudes22: - I'm sure they'll appreciate them no matter when you get to them. I have a few I didn't finish this year too.

See you all in 2024....