Last week several friends met at my house to tie-dye white t-shirts and bandanas for the Operation Christmas Child boxes. These are just a few of the bright results. It was lots of fun and was a great way to spend a few hours.
It sometimes seems that a quilt will never be finished. I started this quilt in 2010 when I attended a class from Bonnie Hunter at the local quilt guild. All of the fabrics were collected and stuffed away. This year I decided that several plastic cartons needed to be emptied and this was one of them. The quilt is from Adventures with Leaders & Enders and called Blue Ridge Beauty. There is only one block in the quilt. When I started to make the blocks again--four of the first six blocks were incorrectly sewn. So I had to check the picture in the book each time to make sure the colors were in the right position. This was my March Covid quilt--just stay home and sew. Finally finished the top in April. So glad to have it quilted and ready for gifting.
Retirement has given me the time to meet new people and enjoy my sewing passion. Most of my sewing, embroidery, and quilting is completed on a Bernina 830.