The world feels like it is coming apart at the seams this week. I’ve got an immune compromised mom living at home with me, and three men with varying degrees of asthma. So, I’m mildly concerned about illness visiting my home. However, the evidence shows that my neighbors have lost their damn minds – supermarket shelves are cleared, as if a Cat 5 hurricane is inbound.
To calm my nerves, I started another quilting project. This one has been on my mind for a little bit. I’m using the Arc pattern from Carolyn Friedlander’s Savor Every Stitch. I’ve quite enjoyed looking at this book for months. This is the first project in the book, and it is particularly approachable.
I have scraps of this fabric that I used on the back of my Flight Club quilt. It’s called Vestige by Bookhou, and is part of Anna Maria Horner’s Conservatory. They have been whispering to me for a while. I decided to combine them with a leftover piece of my Quilting Cowboy fabric. That’s right. I’m making a quilt with just two fabrics.
The appliqué shape is simple and small, so the pieces went together very quickly. Rather than follow the number of blocks in the pattern, I just made a bunch. I wanted a long, narrow quilt to hang on the wall in my bathroom. This neutral palette is a new one for me.
I thought this project would take a while, but I’ve zipped through so many blocks already. It turns out that I need a lot of soothing, so Oscar and I have spent some time together relaxing. He snoozes on my legs and I stitch like a maniac.
I finished my first handful of blocks and put them up on the wall. Of course, I sorted them out to reassemble the original print. Not bad, right? I cut out nine more, and I’ll piece them together this week.
What are you working on this week? I hope you are all stocked up on the essentials and are ready to hang out at home and flatten the curve for a couple of weeks. My schedule has had a 100% clearance rate, and my men are all working from home. Never have I been happier that we moved to a home where I can take over the basement. The noise from the longarm doesn’t bother anyone.
This is very cool! Wishing you and yours all the best health. I too am thrilled with my new home for the sewing freedom.
I really like the way you are keeping the pattern organized in the same way as you piece. That attention to detail really draws me in. My husband’s lungs are damaged, so we are self-quarantined at home for the foreseeable future. May we all get through this as best we can with as much grace as possible.
Stay healthy! And thank you.
Lovely work. Keep stitching. You are right, it is a good way to calm the nerves