Waiting

I've cut my hair!! nothing drastic, not the layers just the back bit, about an inch, I couldn't stand it any longer. My daughter tidied up a few bits I couldn't see very well and it actually looks good, almost a new style.

My walk in wardrobe is getting awkward to walk into. On the floor are four bags of clothes and stuff waiting to go to a charity shop and three bags of quilts waiting to be collected by the Project Linus co-ordinator. There isn't anywhere else to put them without them getting in the way all the time. 

Lockdown has provided us with an opportunity to have a good sort out of things we no longer need. 

My daughter gives me items for charity shops, even my grandson has sorted out his clothes!

I finished the last quilt just before Christmas. Most of them were made using material and fleece left over from previous quilts. I did buy some new fleece for some of them. 

I'm a bit OCD about colours matching and co-ordinating, and themes, but a lot of the left over material was small amounts that wouldn't do this so I just had to go with what I had, but once they were sewn together I was pleased with the results.

This one above is just ok

I like this one

I just about had enough for this nautical/fish/shell theme with a few neutral whites to fill in.

I love this one, it's Mostly Disney characters - 101 Dalmations, Jungle Book, Bambi, Mickey Mouse and Dumbo, with a few Peter Rabbits. I spent a lot of time looking for more material to make quilts of each character, to no avail. But I think it's lovely and I'm sure there is a little girl or boy somewhere who will be happy to own it.

After making a Christmas quilt for my Aussie daughter I had some material left over but not enough

for another quilt so I bought some more, then I had too much! so I made this slightly larger one, it

has 7 squares across and 8 down instead of 7 x 7, and a small border on the top and bottom.

This is a favourite

And this one

This is number one favourite.

Made from strips, it was time consuming but very rewarding. After making this quilt I vowed I would never do a multiple backing again - that note to self didn't last long! This backing was much easier though.

It isn't a true square, it went a bit wonky. It started out well, I made a template from

a finished quilt and sewed the strips onto quilting paper starting with pinks 

then mauve, orange, green, yellow and blue, finishing with reds and a few left over pinks. It started going wonky about 3/4 of the way through but I just couldn't work out how to correct it.

This one reminds me of rhubarb and custard!

This is very pretty

Hopefully we will soon be out of lockdown and I can reclaim my walk in wardrobe! 

~ Be safe and well ~

Polly x

Lockdown

Just as I was about to emerge from my usual winter hibernation the government have advised that the over 70's should stay at home for at least the next few months. Yes I know, I don't look old enough to  be in that category !!!  😊 😍

I remember reading an article some time ago which said that the greatest threat to mankind wasn't terrorism, nuclear bombs or war but The Virus. I'm not sure what I think about the Corona virus, one moment I'm confident that we will be ok, the next I'm feeling anxious and scared, living in fear, hoping that our scientists and politicians will protect us. What the news doesn't tell us though is how many have survived the virus, and how many people die annually from pneumonia, influenza and chest related illnesses. I know we should take it seriously but I'm not on board with the nasty scaremongering, it causes fear and hysteria. All those able bodied people who hop into their cars and empty the supermarket shelves, whilst the elderly have to rely on public transport only to find they can't buy what they need. Thankfully a lot of kind people are offering to look after the lonely elderly in their communities. I don't know everyone in my village, but I do know that a lot of the elderly have relations living in the village or nearby, and a group of people have set up a working party offering help.

My daughter will do shopping for me. It's a good time to get into the garden and I can always find plenty to do: more quilting, dolls house projects, reading, and painting. My Ozzie daughter suggested chocolate, wine and Netflix to pass the time, she knows me well! But I don't think I will stay completely isolated all that time. I want to go into town today to buy some fleece and material.

On Monday I handed over some more quilts to the Project Linus co-ordinator.
All this material was gifted to me except a few bits I bought to make up the desired number of squares.
I'm a tad disappointed with the quality of the photos, some of the colours aren't as vibrant as they should be.

Bears and cute animals in the wood. I bought the orange material.

Dinosaurs and Dragons.

I didn't have enough dinosaur material

so I bought half a metre of dragon material.

I think they go well together, dragons and dinosaurs, both are fearsome!

Mickey Mouse

This one was a challenge

These already made squares above were in the box of materials my friend gave me when I first started making quilts. I made two squares out of the green material, made the star shapes and sewed them onto the green material, then attached the wheel type square and the cream square to make a big square. I used the pink flower material for the edging.

I don't know what happened with the lighting here

This one was also a challenge

I didn't know what to do with these bits. This is how it started above, and I had some pieces of grey material in my stash. I pieced the background materials together. The animals were already appliqued onto the small pieces of material so I attached them with a border around the edges.

I was really pleased with the way it turned out.

This hasn't photographed well, I think it looks a bit dull, the colours are very pretty.

Last year I made a Winnie the Pooh cot quilt for my friend's baby. I overestimated how much material I needed and had lots left over, enough for one and a half quilts, so I bought a little bit more and made two. They are slightly different, both have a yellow fleece backing. 

Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear.
There aren't any images of Buzz though, just his name on the white squares.

~ Be safe and well ~ 

Polly x