Still kicking

 I've been daydreaming of posting to my blog here again. I always enjoyed it when I did for various reasons I   stopped posting without ever intending to. It should be easy to post an update through 2024. 

I've almost entirely worked on comfort quilts whether piecing using my fabric or church's, cutting and kitting quilts or machine quilting.

 One exception would be the church raffle quilt still it was my fabric and my quilting. This pattern was a great choice because the blocks could all be trimmed to a uniform size with so many individuals  working on it. But they didn't need trimming!

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 Daughter Lisa moved home for a few months till we cleaned out Studio 3 and moved her in there. I sure miss sewing with the ladies there but now I'm sewing with her. I never dreamt that would happen. So much fun the enthusiasm she has like many of us she is eager to start a new project almost daily. She is eager to join the church ladies. I stopped using the long arm after the raffle quilt. At first because Lisa wanted to use it, but she found it difficult cause she is short and it's a bit of a reach for her. I've also been dealing with heath issues. A little tired of that but it beats the alternative.

Dorinda made these Money Wrench blocks. The comfort quilters were the recipients of over 30 UFOs from her estate. We found another quilter to help finish them so they could be donated. She made another set that went into another quilt that is finished and passed on. 

I made this from a box of scraps. It alternates a 4patch with puss in the corner or uneven 9  patch. 

The light background triangles were donated and so I used them here.  Just recently I found the pretty paisley triangles that were donated with the light ones. I completely forgot about them.

I don't know where I'm going with this. Bigger? Border? I didn't realize my intent was light cream in every block. Maybe I need to add notes or a picture. I love the pumpkin orange. Mark liked it.

The pattern below is Judy Laquidaras pattern called Hanging Chads. After I finished the top and looked at hers I realized she reversed position of lights and darks in a handful of blocks.  I have a hard time doing that. I guess I'll have to try again. 

This is enough for one post. I'll have to do it again. There is more to show.