Plenty of allergies are building up here, but no nasty viruses yet, thank goodness. I am truly not doing too well with this whole thing, and I'm trying to be upbeat and optimistic, but folks, I'm struggling. I know some of you are, too. It's a very challenging time for everyone, and trying to keep it all together is getting to me. Even stitching isn't helping. I'm having a hard time staying focused. If you are feeling scared, lost, anxious, or stressed, you are not alone! There's a lot of us in this big club that we never signed up for.
Anyway, not a lot of stitching time around here lately, but I've been trying to get to the sewing room once in a while. I have a lot of students who are in our RN to BSN program, which means that they are already nurses and they're trying to get a full bachelor's degree in nursing to get better pay and promotions, and some of them are graduating, too. They are working absolutely crazy hours, and I'm trying to be there for them at odd hours so that they can finish and graduate. I'm astounded by them, truly.
ANYWAY--
I made some of these little things:
These are kid-sized masks for my grandkids. The whole mask and other PPE thing makes me incredibly angry, but it was fun to make these and think I'm helping keep the kiddos safe. I cut these 5 inches by 7 inches for the 4 year old and 4 by 6 for the littler kids. Thank goodness I seldom throw things away because I was able to find just a couple feet of elastic. I can't really tell you the last time I used elastic, but I was happy to have it.
The only other things I've been doing is sorting some fabrics and scraps and organizing, plus I did order some happy fabrics to cheer me up:
These are some bright batiks and I already have a plan for them. These came from the Old Country Store, which has a lot of cool stuff and is still doing mail order. One of my committees has its last "meeting" this week, so I have high hopes of grabbing a few minutes to stitch something happy. (By the way, I dislike even talking on the phone, and now I have to have meetings on camera. It's maddening!)
I also got this panel, which is called Best Friends Forever:
This is a super cute panel with four little dolls, and even a couple of little pets for them, too.
These should be fun to stitch, don't you think?
Sorry for the downer of a post, friends! It's a strange time, and we can't pretend it isn't. I hope you're all doing okay and at least getting a pickup time for your groceries. No luck for me yet! Once I finish this I'm going looking for some blue-green batiks, because I must make a quilt for my bedroom sooner or later, and is there a better time to be shopping online?
Hang in there, stay well, and be safe, friends. I'll try to do the same! And if you have something optimistic or encouraging to say, now is the time I'd like to hear it!
Sharing with whoever is still stitching!
