Little Bits

 

My daughter & son-in-law adopted a black German Shepard they named Guiness.  So grandma made him a collar scarf. 

This Bernina pattern came across one of my feeds on a day that I was cleaning up scraps from some other projects.   The sewing room clean up quickly became gifts for all the doggos in my world.

I'm making extras for friends and asking for donations to local women & children's shelters in lieu of payment. 

Meanwhile back on the wedding quilt... I've been annoyed with the lack of contrast between these raspberry leaves and the background.   I'd planned on some contrasting quilting.  But I have also spent hours adding some lime embroidery around the leaves.  The little bit of shimmer really looks amazing in person. 

I'm also slogging away on the fireweed.  It's slow going because there are 2 on the quilt.  And each blossom can have as many as 9 pieces.  But I'm on the homestretch with only 3 more flowers on each side and some leaves.  Then I'll be moving on to an equally complicated pair of lupines.

Now that it's cooling down, it's officially "Quilting Season" at my house, so hope to have more frequent updates for the blog!

Awkward

 Wow, how has it been so long since I posted?  

I returned to work last August, so have clearly not been as prolific as I was during the Covid lock down. 

Spring was focused on my physical activity goal.  I worked up to 400-500 minutes of walking per week. Did a distance challenge/ bribe where I designed an Urban Hike with a snack or libation stop every 3 miles. Obviously, I didn't get a lot of fabric time in.

I have been working on some crazy complex applique.  Wedding quilt for Keeley & Chris

Day of the Dead for Boomer.  

Got sidetracked with a quilt for a family friend. 

And now I discovered that I can quickly use up my scraps for doggo scarves.  Which will be an entirely different post.  

Hello friends.  Good to see you again.