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We're totally freezing here. It's been single digits in the morning. On the plus side, it's been sunny and we had one day in the 30s, so the snow melted off the solar panels. We were off Monday for MLK Day and had two-hour delays yesterday and today.
Moving on to sewing, I have a finish! It's a table runner.
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The pattern I used is Cha, Cha, Cha by Atkinson Designs. It measures 34.25" x 14.25". The fabric line I used is Playground by Dylan M for Windham Fabrics. I'd received a free charm pack from the local quilt shop a while ago and was able to locate a hunk of matching fabric online last fall.
I quilted it using the Spark design, which requires some advanced setup techniques. I didn't spend a lot of time, but if I were to use it on someone else's quilt, I'd work harder to make the staggers more random.
I sewed together this piece from the cutoffs. I'll need to figure out a way to finish it. {One UFO generates another??} It's around 12.5" x 8.5".
Marble Mystery is getting closer to completion; I have the top done except for the borders.
I tackled part of my mending pile by repairing a hole in the arm sleeve of one of my son's shirts. I have to re-do the hem on another, but I don't have matching thread. No pictures because it's boring.
January has been very lean for work. I've completed three more quilts.
Amy chose Windswept for her panel quilt and it looks great!
Toni sent me two t-shirt quilts and requested In the Swirls for both.
My daughter came home for a visit over the weekend, so that was nice. I was finally mostly over the headache that plagued me last week--that thing stuck around most of the week. I've been getting quite a few headaches recently. I'm not sure what the cause is. Most of them start with the top of my scalp burning and my hair being very sensitive. Then my neck starts hurting. So weird. I should probably try to get in to my doctor, but most of the time they just send you to urgent care. No thanks. I guess I'm waiting until my next scheduled appointment in the summer. 😒
Our first robotics competition of the season is this weekend. We are not very prepared this year. I'll be watching the livestream from home.
Our One Monthly Goal Finish Link Up opens on Saturday.
Linking with Quiltery, My Quilt Infatuation, From Bolt to Beauty, and Alycia Quilts.
I've made that Cha Cha Cha table runner, too. It's a super fun, cute pattern. Love your fabrics and your sparks look just right!
ReplyDeleteI laughed when I read one UFO creates another. I find using up scraps only doubles the amount of scraps I have. How does this happen. Hope work picks up for you soon.
ReplyDeleteThe marble mystery quilt looks great.
Thanks! Scraps are the gift that keeps on giving.
DeleteCute table runner and your quilting design looks perfectly staggered to me. I too laughed over how using scraps in projects seems to just create more scraps! Yes. . .but, have you noticed that the scraps are smaller???TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteThe Marble Mystery is so soft and pretty. Spring is almost here! Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.
ReplyDeletegreat work!
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