Message in a Bottle: completed quilt!

Yes, after nearly two years, here is my completed Message in a Bottle quilt! This pattern is from the book Modern Plus Sign Quilts, authored by Cheryl Brickey and Paige Alexander. Too late for the prizes, but not too late to blog about. Please keep reading for more info, and comments.

Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop

So happy to be part of Carla's: ' Creatin' in the Sticks' Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop. The projects were to include some of the color yellow, so here are two from me. The 17" square pillow cover has three scattered LPs with yellow centers, on a white with black music notes background. Keep reading for more info and for comments.

Still sewing face masks

Here are some more face masks. Many of the residents in this apartment complex are elderly and at high risk during these COVID-19 times. These were made for people who live here. Some of the masks did not get photographed, but these did. Our town does not have many stores from which to purchase fabric, and now those few stores are nearly sold out. It took a long time to even find some elastic!

Safe Keeping: table runner

Last month Pam of: Heartspun Quilts hosted a fun quilt along called Safe Keeping. Here is my completed table runner. Better late than never, right? The fabrics are tiny prints on dark red, off white, and black backgrounds. My blocks are a bit larger than the instructions called for. This little runner looks awesome on the dining area table. Thank you, Pam, for this fun quilt along. Here are this runner's stats:

♦ dimensions: 6 1/2" X 24 1/2"

♦ fabrics: various 100% cotton Civil War era reproduction fabrics from my stash

♦ backing: black floral print

♦ batting: Warm N' Natural©

♦ quilting: machine-stitched free-motion meandering, in matching thread colors

♦ binding: mock binding, machine-stitched

♥ Completed WIP/UFO quilts in 2020: 4 ♥

H2H 2020: finished!

Finally, although late, here is my finished H2H 2020 quilt. Too late for the final link party, but not too late to donate to a local young boy who lost his grandmother and less than three months later lost his father. This pattern is titled Confetti Marks, designed by: Sarah Goer Quilts. Continue reading for more info and comments.

That's one big pillow!

Wow, what a big pillow! This is something I have wanted to make for a while now. Living in an apartment, seating is kinda limited, so this large floor pillow should be very appealing to my young granddaughter. (Notice in the olive chair one of the couch pillows that I also made some years ago). The upholstery fabrics are olive with white and brown in a fun geometric design. The side edges are that same fabric except in a mustard yellow background. There are big buttons in the center, and a carrying handle on the top edge. This floor pillow measures approx. 26" diameter with 5 1/4" fluffy depth. That should be enough, shouldn't it? Floor pillows are modern and creative seating. Have you ever made one?