So it has been six months, eh.....

I can't believe that it has been three six months since I last posted here. Time flies when you are on lockdown!

I have not been idle.......I was working in February and most of March.  Then, through no fault of ours, our entire department was laid off, right about the time that the lockdown in NJ was happening.

It was not a total shock, the business world is changing and companies need to make decisions based on business.  I took it as a sign that I have another adventure waiting for me on the other side of this Corona virus situation.

Once I was able to "practice retirement" I started working on projects that were UFOs for quite a while.

In this picture there is a scrap yarn ripple lap throw, a beige and yellow shawl and two black totes.

This is a block that I have decided to do from a rather old issue of Traditional Quiltworks. I tried to research it and I think it is from 1998.  The only solids will be the red and blue in the center.  Everything else will come from my scrap basket and be a print.

I am still doing pattern testing.  This is a small quilt design that I recently completed for Patterns by Jen.

I also am a participant in The Violet Protest .  I made five blocks in a checkerboard fashion in red and blue fabrics. My blocks have been received, but due to the virus the art installation has been delayed.

I have completed more items...but I will save those for the next post. I am hoping that it won’t take another six months!

In peace and pieces,

 Sherry

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Well, January was a bust, sort of. . . . .

So, here goes, I did NOTHING on my January OMG project, you remember, the crocheted tote bag. . . .

BUT, I did get quite a bit of sewing done in January. As well as a bit of downsizing from my craft supplies.

I completed a pattern test quilt top. . . but I can't show that yet since the pattern has not yet been released.  It is from Patterns by Jen and I hope to be able to show it shortly.

I am working on sewing up from my scrap basket. . . I am doing framed squares, Square Dance blocks, and another block that uses up rectangles of fabric. . . .and have been creating quite a nice number of quilt blocks.  Pictures to follow.

Our local Goodwill store was the recipient of FIVE copy paper boxes of quilt, crochet, cross stitch and knitting books that I have been trying to find good homes for. . . but I did not have any takers. . . so they have been set free for others to find. (I wish I had thought to get a picture, but they are gone now & so is that chance.)

The sad part. . . .that hardly put a dent in the amount of books & magazines that I still have to go through as part of my downsizing exercise!

So, my January OMG goal was a bust. . . . but I was not idle and that, I believe, is the important thing.

I hope to have better luck next month!

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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January One Monthly Goal

Patty, over at Elm Street Quilts is once again hosting the One Monthly Goal program so that we can work towards clearing out our creative endeavors one project at a time.

The sign-ups are only open for a short period of time. . . . so be sure to go HERE to sign up.

I actually have 2 goals to work towards this month. . . . but since one is secret sewing I can't show that. . . at least not yet.

So, the January goal that I can show now is this:

 

This is the beginning of a storage tote.  It was a kit that I purchased from Craftsy/Bluprint.  Here is a picture of the project:

 

Now, I know that that don't swatch my projects. . . .but the 4 skeins of yarn that they provided in the kit is no where near the amount that I will need to complete this project.

You might notice a different yarn in the first picture. . . . I picked up some yarn at Michael's that I thought would work. . . .but it is way too soft of a yarn to use.  So I purchased more yarn from Bluprint so that I can complete the basket.

It will be pretty big when I am done with it. . . .and I am not quite sure what I will use it for, but I am liking it.

Hopefully by the end of the month I will be able to show the secret sewing so that there will be 2 projects completed.

Linking up with Elm Street Quilts.

In peace and pieces,

Sherry


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