Hi everyone! It's the last weekend before school starts for me, and I'm nervous as all get out. We had a ton of meetings this week (ugh) and by the time the last one was finished there were students on campus. Actual living students, right there on campus! It was thrilling, like the campus is alive again. We require vaccines and we all have to wear masks, but I still don't know whether to be happy or terrified about going to class. What a strange world this has become.
Thankfully, the sewing room remains its messy self. I've come to believe that the one constant in life is scraps. They never really go away, and the more you use, the more you make. In that vein, I've made three more Saguaro blocks for the RSC this week:
All of those meetings meant not a lot of stitching time, but I'm glad I was able to eke these out. I love aqua and turquoise, and choosing the fabrics for these was kind of hard. I think I made decent choices, though.
I counted all of the blocks that I've already finished, and I have 22, including the new aqua ones. I can either make three more and have a square quilt that is at least 60 by 60, or make eight more and have a quilt that's at least 60 by 72. I'm pretty much ready to be done, so I think I'll just make three more, whenever we get to orange. (I know I could just make two more and have a quilt that's 4 blocks by 6 blocks, but that's 48 by 72, a bit long and skinny for me.)
I didn't do any other stitching on the RSC projects, but I did have a little retail therapy arrive, in the form of some wide back fabrics, shown above. Look at the size of those dots! That was a real surprise, though overall the fabric is really pretty. I'll find something to use it on, though it won't be a small project. Speaking of retail therapy, don't forget to hop over to Bernie's shop for her retirement sale, where the fabric is now 30% off. Still a lot of bargains!
Hope you all are having a good weekend! Enjoy these last few days before school, because after that comes fall. Maybe it will cool off by then!
Sharing at soscrappy for RSC21.
12 comments:
Pretty blocks and great backing fabrics!
3 pretty aqua blocks for your Saguaro blocks collection.
♥ Love the block with the daisies.
Here, in most all cities, classes started on August 1st.
Good luck, take care and stay safe, Mari.
Sending you positive vibes that this school year will get off to a promising start and that you'll be able to maintain in person learning. Retail therapy is a good way to celebrate back to school.
Pat
with all of you having your vaccines and wearing masks I bet you will be ok and can start to relax - so much better to get back to the classroom safely
It is definitely a strange world these days, Mari! I think of my teaching friends with awe right now - who ever expected yet another school year would be affected by Covid? Those are great blocks and pretty fabrics! Hope you have time for sewing therapy this weekend.
Those three blocks are so cool, I love that design! The big dot fabric is fun, too. Hope your year goes well, and that you settle in to the "newness" of people on campus.
This is such an fun color with so many variations. Your aquas all lean toward the greenish side, and mine were more blue. But all so fresh and pretty!
I can imagine how exciting - and scary - it is to have live students back on campus. Hopefully the year goes well for you.
Lovely saguaro blocks. Good luck in the new school year! I hope you stay safe and healthy.
What a nice selection of AQUA blocks and fun baric acquisitions, Mari! I've looked at that dot print many times, but never ended up buying it, even though I like it quite a bit. LOVE that green wide back you bought!!
how I love aqua/turquoise/teal!!! refreshing!
you be careful out there in the world Mari...
Oh my goodness, Mari. I got some of the same fabric from CT. We are so aligned in thought right now...including the horror of realization that there isn't a vaccine/cure for fixing dumb. Read Angela's post. It is saddening and maddening at the same time. On the upside, those Saguaro blocks are too cute :-) I am ready for fall temps.
Time to make some school house quilt blocks! And autumn leaves, and ... and... and... Tis the season... and then life just passes us by!
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