Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Stringing Along


I been getting sweet messages from some who have missed my blog. Thanks to you all for caring. What you might or might not know is that we live only about 5 miles from Sunday's devastating tornado damage. 23 lives were lost, including 3 little children. Several people are still 'lost.'

Some have asked me how they can help. These people do NOT need quilts. The best way to help is to donate money via The Red Cross or Samaritan's Purse. One local church has rented an entire hotel for survivors. I wish I could do more to help, but we are giving a monetary donation - that's the best we can do for now. A mere five miles away...and it could have been us.



I have felt like sewing many days. I saw a blog post on The Diary of a Quilter about quilting on the Isle of Man. These Manx log cabin blocks are really fun to make. They are done by hand on a background fabric foundation. The stitching goes through the foundation pieces. No batting is needed because of the layers of folded fabrics, so each block is essentially quilted as you go.

The technique is interesting because you use various parts of your hand to do the measurements.


This will be a table runner for our dining room. I will add two more blocks to each end. Then I plan to begin working on another such larger quilt from my Kaffe Fassett fabrics. The table runner is made with mostly Japanese fabric with a touch of Kaffe in the center. 

You can find the link with complete instructions to make Manx log cabin blocks HERE.




I have also started a quilt that has been on my bucket list. This will be Bonnie Hunter's Lozenges. Directions are on her website under the Free Patterns tab. Mine will be scrappy but with controlled colors - greens and grays. A friend recently made a green and gray quilt and I loved the color combo. I've done all the cutting. 


I've made a few blocks. I make four at one time. 



And here's another bucket list quilt I've started - Bonnie Hunter Pfeffernusse. The same friend who inspired me to make a green and gray quilt gifted me with her leftover strings - she has made this same quilt. 

Today I cut 72 phone book pages into 7.5" squares. (Our phone book is only about 80 pages!) I have the strings and the paper beside my sewing machine so hopefully as I feel like it I can make this quilt come to life. My first (and only) string block is there above, beside the photo of the quilt.

So how am I feeling? Pretty good. I still have good days and bad days. Being in a car for long is uncomfortable and sometimes even painful. Sometimes I overdo by lifting something heavy or doing too much and I pay for it in my chest, underarms, and shoulders for a few days. So I back off and take it easy. I am really enjoying a break from doctors now though - I go back in about a month. 


7 comments:

  1. I am so happy to read this post and know that you are back to sewing! That makes me very happy. I love what you are making. The log cabin blocks are beautiful. It sounds like you are truly on the road to recovery now.

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  2. Your lozenges look beautiful...Do you need more green? 😊

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  3. Thank you so much for your post and suggestions for the tornado victims! Praying for you and your beautiful Lee County!

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  4. Thank you for your post. My son lives in Cullman AL so I have followed this tornado news closely. I knew you lived near the area but didn't know you were that close. We had a tornado touch down about 12 miles from our home here in Tallahasse also. I hope some of your readers will contribute to help the tornado victims. I am glad to hear that a church rented a hotel to shelter people...clean water and a roof over their heads is taking care of immediate needs. I know that people here in Florida are still trying to get homes fixed/replaced from Hurricane Michael. It is a very slow process. I hope you are feeling better and stronger with each passing day. So many people care about you!

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  5. First, glad you are back sewing and creating your wonderful quilts. So sad about the devastation in your area but glad you are safe. Do take care and we look forward to seeing more of your work!

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