Red And Yellow Quilt Is Completed

This quilt is so bright, it'll blister your eyes. It began eighteen years ago as a challenge for myself to make a quilt entirely from red and yellow prints. I finished sewing the binding today, it's nice to finally get it finished. On the back, I used a coffee themed print. Nobody will want this one, I'll have to keep it for myself. 🤣

Face Mask With Crocheted Extender

The elastic on a face mask can be uncomfortable around the ears. I found a tutorial on making a crocheted extender that goes behind the head. The instructions can be found HERE. 

I tried the extender on with the mask and found it better if the elastic was on top of my ears instead of around them. This way the mask will stay firmly in place and won't make my ears stick out. 👂

Here is the LINK to the instructions for this type of mask. I cut my circle 12" in diameter and each side of elastic 7". Batik fabric works very well because it has a high thread count.

New Pyjama Pants

There were two pieces of this red plaid in my fabric stash, not quite enough to make pyjama pants. I came up with this solution. Before cutting out the pattern, I sewed a strip of black fabric to the end of each plaid section. Then I pinned the pattern, being careful to match the plaid lines on each section. The black was also used for the pocket linings. To finish it off, I stitched with red thread on the top.

Quilt Top #22 Is No Longer Just A Top

At least this quarantine is good for something- I have more time to sew. Formerly known as "Quilt Top #22, this zigzag quilt is now finished. I don't know the name of the pattern, I saw a picture on the internet and drafted a block design. I quilted it by stitching in the ditch and added free motion quilting along the zigzags. It wasn't until the quilting was just about completed that I noticed a mistake in the layout of some of the blocks. Oh well, the mistake is staying, I'm not going to pick it all out. To use up some beige odds and ends, I made a "poor man's" quilt backing. I made up that term many years ago and it stuck. :)

A Use For Leftover Quilt Batting

I found a way to use strips of leftover quilt batting- dustmop covers. A 5"X 27" piece of cotton batting will make one cover. I folded the ends over about 5" on each end and zigzagged all the way around. The measurements are approximate, as long as it doesn't fall off the frame, any size will do. I couldn't believe all the dust and cat hair it picked up. Wider strips of batting get used up in table runners and potholders, but now I have a use for the skinny pieces. Several sections can be sewn together if they aren't big enough. I haven't tried washing one to see if it holds up in the machine. these skinny strips would be disposed of anyway. I can't see making thousands of coasters to try to use up bits of batting. :)