Jennifer's quilt from Grandma

 This is the quilt that my Mom made using her old housecoats. None of them were very worn out. I believe that she used a new bed sheet for the backing. She did it all by hand. No machine sewing. She used alot of circles for the hand quilting and some stars.  I added a few lazy daisies to some blocks.  My daughter looks it.

 Step 5 for my guilds mystery quilt along.  This was finished awhile ago.  We just got step 6 and I am working on it at present. 

Happy quilting.

Carol

These 2 photos are the back and front of a crumb block quilt that I made. The little blocks were 3 1/2 inches and then I put them together as a quilt as you go method. The panels in between I first quilted and then joined each row together the same way.  Ended up being a busy quilt but then will be for a baby.

I do enjoy making the crumb block all different sizes. Think next time the between rows will be not so busy. Likely a  solid or tone on tone instead.

Here we are now still having Covid issues.  I am usually able to get a couple of hours in each day for my sewing.  Hope everyone out there is doing well.

Happy quilting.

 

I believe that both of these were done in May, 2020/ Top are some of the masks that I have been making and giving away.  The bottom is step 4 of the mystery quilt we are making at my quilting guild.  Covid 19 is still keeping us pretty much at home.  Out for groceries.  I did go out once with Mom to a clothing store and for lunch.  Library has opened up a little with restrictions.
Happy quilting, Carol

 These photos were taken before my daughter got married on Sept. 7, 2019.  Above is my son Christopher. Before Chris with his wife Sara.

 Photos are taken at Jenn and Tanner's house while getting ready to go to the church.

 My close friend Jocelyn

 Mother of the Bride...Me. Before the wedding.

 And Jennifer ready to head for the church.  The bouquet started out as my bouquet. Jean and I together made the teal satin flowers to add to the bouquet. My maid of honour made the original bouquet 30 years ago.

The beginning of a great day. I stayed at Jenn's the night before so we could leave early the next morning to get our hair done downtown at the hairdresser that Mary(Tanner's mom goes to).

More for the next posting.

These sets of blocks are from my guilds' block lotto for 2 different months.  I didn't win either set but I did make some blocks for each.
    So we are 6 weeks into social distancing for covid 19.  No one close to us has been positive that I know of.  Things started to get cancelled the week of March 8.  First thing that we missed was Friday March 13.
    It hasn't changed a lot for us other then eating out, an me going out for the groups that I attend.  We now shop once a week during the senior times. This is usually very early in the morning.
    I've been sewing a lot. Other then quilting I have been making cotton masks. Elastic is low at my house so I have been trying to come up with other things to use.
Happy quilting to all.
 Hugs, Carol

 This is my winning with the sashing  borders attached. I have set this aside for the moment to work on my March quilt of u.f.o's.   I will use q.a.y.g for putting it together when I get back to it.

These are the one set of blocks for my Judy neimeyer Harvest moon quilt. The last time I was at Nancy's I got the 2 parts of the pointy blocks sewn together.  Next time I go I will decided on the lay out for the quilt.

It is April 13 today and all is in isolation/social distancing because of Covid 19.  Our last outing together was Friday March 13, when we went to mom's for the afternoon because seniors' was cancelled due to Covid 19.  We had 2 weeks when we didn't go out away from home. and then and now we just go out for groceries.  We go during a seniors time to shop both to no frills and to Costco.
Early in the morning.  There are less people in the store and it works out well.
  Yesterday was Easter Sunday and it was the first in a long time that we did not have a family dinner.
Very strange.
  I have been doing some quilting but am mostly now making some scrub bags and face masks.  Getting  low on elastic now but still going at the moment.
  Happy sewing.....:)Carol