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Friday, March 20, 2020

Whooping Friday


My goal for 2020 was to get to a lot of those flimsies and get them quilted.  So far I have been managing four a month.  I've tried to stay away from all the NEW, but this Goats in Pajamas pattern just caught my fancy and buying a full kit that had tons of fabric along with the pattern - PLUS!


I've gone thru a lot of thread, but with these times I thought it would be a good idea to really look at my threads.  Oh, I have a lot of thread!.  I pulled some of my more specialty threads lately - something I don't use a lot - time to give them a chance to shine.  I used the Raspberry verigated on the back and the silvery verigated on the top.



The teal scraps used up in this little bag.  I used a lot of my teal/aqua up last year with a monochromatic large quilt - so at least I got one project in for the RSC20 Challenge.



We started to self quantine on the 12th so I have more houses than some.  A little house a day and using up that cute mini charm pack along with some smaller scraps.  I want this bright as we need to find some 'light' to this dark time.


This is a piece I did to express my feelings during Storm Irene.  I was in a bit of a dark place.  We've weathered other floods and even a few tornados (yes, in New York State) - I wasn't quilting then or I am sure I would have expressed myself thru them as well.


Just a close up - the empty lines ending with stars or round tiny buttons represented homes, farms, businesses, and even towns lost.

There are a number of quilt alongs, free projects, u-tube offerings, and projects galore on-line and face book and instagram - Quilters helping Quilters to get thru this together.  We've always been a driving force when a call of need goes out - now we need to support each other.  So take a look around and see what virtually is out there.  Participate, schedule, make plans - don't isolate yourself.  

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

8 comments:

  1. Love the goats in pajamas. I understand why you couldn't resist.

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  2. Such a darling goat quilt!! You've been SEW productive this week.

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  3. The goats give us all a smile, a bright spot in these worrying days. I can happily isolate and get lots of things done that have been lingering for some time.

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  4. The "goats" are wonderful...makes me smile just looking at them all.
    Sewing certainly sees us through some "tuff" times...xox

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  5. hej sharon,
    what a great quilt :0) goats in pyjamas- how funny! like your work so much! greetings from denmark, Ulrike :0)

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  6. Love your goats. I have been picking fabrics for mine. Unfortunately I get to work, so not much sewing time.

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  7. Loving the Goats as well as the Houses...
    Sew good to have our sewing to do to keep us busy.....

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  8. The goats in pajamas are just adorable.

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