Nine-Patch Blocks

The nine-patch blocks are slowly coming along. This quilt is going to be for one of our neighbours near our cabin in the Yukon. Hopefully, I'll get the quilt finished so we can give it to him next summer.

A New Cast

On Monday, I got a different cast put on my arm. The other one came up too far and dug in when I bent my elbow. I thought the new one would be lighter because it's fiberglass, but it still seems like a brute to lug around. I can only sew for about fifteen minutes at a time or my hand swells up like a balloon, it has to be elevated. I've managed to make quite a few nine-patches, maybe Ill have enough for a quilt top by the time this cast is removed in about two and a half weeks.

Step Aside By Linda H.

Linda made "Step Aside" to donate to her quilting group. They give quilts to shelters and other worthy causes. The pattern came from Quilting Quickly magazine, September/October 2018. The designer was Terri Vanden Bosch. Linda said it was fun to make. I think I'd like to make one too.

Linda used Glide thread for the quilting.

Cutting Fabric

I couldn't stand the thought of not being able to quilt for six weeks because of my broken left wrist. Where there is a will, there's a way. I've been holding the ruler in place with eight pound weights. Doing everything with one hand is slow, but at least I can make some quilt blocks.

Baby Quilt By Linda H.

Linda made this baby quilt for the neonatal unit at the Nanaimo hospital. She thought the horse print fabric was too cute to cut up so she put a border around it. The quilts for that unit have to be a certain size and require a dark backing, Linda followed the guidelines. I'm sure the little quilt will be appreciated.

I'm Back

We had a lovely two months at our Yukon cabin. There was lots of rain, but that didnt bother us. When we got home, I crashed my bike and broke my wrist. That'll put my quilting on hold for six weeks.

I did a few repairs on some clothing at the cabin. There were some bleach splashes on a top, so I covered the dots with embroidery.

A pair oj pyjama pants had a burn hole in the leg from a campfire spark. That too was embroidered.

I also did a lot of crocheting until the carpal tunnel in my hand started screaming. Until this wrist heals up, there will be lots of reading and dreaming of what hundred quilts I want to make next.