My Patchwork Life

Quilting is becoming an increasingly important and integral part of my life. My creative outlet changes how I view the world around me, influences the activities I pursue with my family, and introduces me to new people whose life paths wouldn't ordinarily intersect mine. My life is much like my favorite types of quilts - scrappy and unconventional, full of interest and surprises, and with an underlying current of making do (and making something beautiful!) with what I have.

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Another new project

I haven't blogged because I feel like I haven't had anything positive to say. My uncle died from complications of COVID19. Someone tested positive in my twin sister's house today. Helpless and hopeless - those are the two prevailing feelings I've been experiencing.

If I dig deeper, there is good, of course. Spending all this time with my husband and boys has been wonderful. I have a job that I can do from home, so my mind stays busy and my bank account isn't empty. I have a lifetime supply of fabric and yarn here at home, so I can create.

I adopted some tan/beige scraps from Cynthia's Quilty Adoption event this spring. I've been using them to make these blocks - I don't know what they are called, do you?

My inspiration was from a 2012 post I stumbled across: https://quiltingtwin.blogspot.com/2012/02/im-happily-working-on-my-scrap-projects.html. (OMG, I just clicked on her profile to learn more about her - she's also an identical twin and her name is Keryn, which probably rhymes with my name, Erin, don't ya think? Cool!)

Anyway, sewing, in particular, has been a balm to my soul. Since my home office is also my sewing room, it has been neat to fit in 10 minutes here and there throughout the day since I'm always at home. It means that I can sew every single day - a dream come true. So this project is growing quickly.

I like the antique feel the tan & beige fabrics give it.

And I'm also participating in Bonnie Hunter's Sew-in-place Unity Quilt Along, although I'm a week behind. I love mystery quilts, and I love making scrappy quilts, but I always get bogged down with Bonnie's mysteries because I get tired of using the same colors over and over, even if it is scrappy within each color way. Here is my version through Step Two (minus the final 1.5" border).