Another Scrap Quilt Finish

Last week I said this wouldn’t be a good sewing week, and I was right. I did get some sewing in, but I’ve spent a lot of time with the HOA Board at our monthly meeting, and then the planning and physical set-up at the clubhouse for our annual meeting. The meeting starts at ten this morning, and I’m in a bit of a frenzy. But everything is planned, checked and double-checked. Regardless, I’ll probably only begin to relax once it’s in the rear view mirror. 

As for quilting, I finished up the scrappy youth-sized quilt (52x60”) that I started at the last Quilts for Kids workshop. 

It looks wonky because, again, I hold it up on the design board with pins across the top, but the bottom  half is just hanging. I love this cheery quilt! 

Now the design board holds the Color Sticks blocks that I’ve just plastered up there. I’ll begin sewing these this afternoon when I get home from the meeting and festivities at the clubhouse. It’ll be a good way to unwind. 

I’ll have more info about this one next week, along with (hopefully) pictures of a couple other recent finishes. 

My in-process quilt top for the moment is this scrappy coin-ish quilt top. Each month this year for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge I sewed a 60” long column of  scraps from the color of the month. The column widths varied depending on the scraps I had on hand. Now I’m sewing them together with a gray solid strip separating each column. I’m leaving out pink and dark blue,  but I’m sure those strips will find an eventual home with other scraps in the new year. Anyway, here’s a pic of it draped over the ironing board. 

Bruce isn’t going to the HOA meeting this morning with me. He hates meetings (and who can blame him) and he’s supposed to avoid being in crowds because of his compromised immune system. He is driving me to the clubhouse an hour before the meeting, though. I usually walk the two short blocks, but this time I have too much to carry. So a ride it is. And then he’ll pick me up when I call him after the cleanup. Then we might get out for a nice afternoon walk, weather permitting. It’s getting to be about the time of year when we’ll have to start doing our walking at the mall in the early mornings! 

We are planning a quiet Thanksgiving here at home with probably just the two of us. I’ve invited our friend Maureen, who is a widow, to come join us for the day. Her only nearby family (if by nearby you mean a three hour drive) are on a road trip and may or may not be in the area. Naturally, Maureen would want to be with her family if they are. So whether it’s two or three of us on Thanksgiving, it’s all good!

Have a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving, my friends. And be safe if you’re traveling.