April Monthly Mini

You'd think with all this time off work, I'd be getting more things done. What I mean by that is, more things than what I'd usually be getting done. Maybe I am, but it doesn't seem like it. I did manage to make a tiny little mini earlier this month, but I couldn't seem to find the time to sit down and do a blog post. Well the time is at hand, so here goes.

My quilt, above, was inspired by this adorabe little quilt, below, which I first saw on Pinterest.

Come to find out, it was made by Katy (katyquilts.net) who's quilts I adore. She's made several mini quilts using vintage fabric, which you know I love, right? I just so happened to have the right bits and pieces to make mine.

All the fabrics except the binding are from my "vintage" bin. 

Getting those tiny snowballs to line up was a little challenging, but being sort of casual about perfection as I am, I just did my best. It was totally fun to make, and I'm really happy with the result.

l'll go ahead now and link up with Wendy, The Constant Quilter, who hosts the Monthly Mini challenge. She'll be posting our links any day now, so check it out!

Moving along.. I confess I didn't jump on the mask bandwagon as everyone I know was making them. Lots of them. I made one. I offered to make a second one for my husband but he prefers to wear a bandana. And with his hair down to his shoulders now, he looks like he's going out to rob a bank. (sorry, no picture) I hope he doesn't get arrested, or shot for wearing the "wrong" color.

Then my quilt guild got involved with another project, making isolation gowns. I was feeling guilty about the masks, so signed on to the gown project. I made three. It took me three days. A seamstress I am not. I had to channel my inner home-ec student to do this, but I think I managed a solid "C" grade, and I'm confident they won't fall apart in the wash.

Meanwhile, I got roped into was encouraged to join a virtual round robin with a group I otherwise would have been retreating with last week. What we're doing is taking turns "advising" each other on their next round. I'm really having to think out of the box, as we all have completely different styles.

Here are some pictures of our incomplete quilts:

Can you guess which one's mine?


love,
Sandy

ps  what happened to our emoji's? I thought we had emoji's. Looks like all we have now are symbols and arrows. (insert growl-y face) (ha ha)