Spring has sprung

😊    Today is the first day of spring 2021.  We are still in lockdown because of Covid 19 and here we will remain until the 23rd of September - possibly even longer.   Over the six lockdowns we will have been home for 235 days.  Life goes on, slow but sure. 

    I have now finished the hand quilting on my Gypsy wife quilt.  Next - putting the binding on it.  It's rather large so might take some time.  Finished: the second quilt for the daughters of my friend Steve, although heavens knows when I will be able to give the quilts to them with all these lockdowns.  I've also finished  a large cushion which has wool felt flowers appliqued on fabric, with lots of hand embroidery on the flowers.  It was a fun make.  What will I make next - I need to get into the sewing room and check what's in there, lol.   I'm thinking maybe some placemats and a table runner for the Christmas Table -  hopefully we will be allowed to have Christmas with our families this year.

    A short post again but when you are in lockdown and can only go to the supermarket or for a walk there's not much else to post about - maybe next time.   

    Stay safe everyone.

Lock down continues

 A week on and here we are again - lockdown to last until 2nd September 2021.  There is also a curfew of 9pm every evening.

After last year I really don't mind being in lockdown, it means I get to finish a few WIPs.  The hand quilting on the Gypsy Wife quilt is now finished, it just requires the binding.  Of an evening I'm working on finishing a knitted shawl which I started in May 2019, see how easily I get side tracked, lol.

On a different tack, the estate agent I chose to sell my house, promised he would help me to purchase a new one, and he did just that.  I found the house, he did the wheeling and dealing.  His help was greatly appreciated.  To repay him for his help, I'm making his 2 daughters a quilt each.  Today I finished the first one, the second one is not far behind.  Hopefully I will be able to give the quilts to them before Christmas.  I'll take photos when they are both finished.

Time for bed now 💤💤💤 

I didn't do so good!

 Well my aim in January 2015 was to post often - but life got in the way.

My mother went into care in April of 2015.  It was getting difficult to care for her at home.  She lived comfortably at her care residence for almost five years.  She reached the wonderful age of 100 years and two weeks, she went to a better place in February 2020.  I miss her terribly.

2020 began well but slowly got worse as the year progressed.  Of course the Corona Virus came to town, as it did in the rest of the world, I'm glad my mum missed this awful event.  We had a long lockdown in 2020 lasting 112 days.  Now in 2021 we are two weeks into our 6th lockdown.   Being a retired person liking all sort of crafting, it sure helps to pass the lock down time.  I feel bad for all the people who are out of work because of these lock downs.  Hopefully things will look up for 2022.

I've been doing a lot of patchwork and quilting.  I machine pieced a quilt called "Gypsy Wife" (Now called "Wanderer's wife".  I decided to hand quilt it - big mistake - but it's almost done.  This is the top before it was put together ready for quilting.

It's made from a lot of different fabric left over from previous sewing items.  

After 74 years of living in the family home (built in 1900 - now needing quite a lot of repair) it was time to sell up and move.  I've been in my new place for three weeks now - it's still a bit disorganised, especially my sewing room, but it will get there in time.  

Time to take a break and have a cuppa - see you soon.