I’ve been so busy training for a half marathon, taking translation classes, and working full-time that I am just so beat at the end of the day with no motivation to sew or do anything else productive, especially in the heat we’ve been having lately!
I also went to Indiana to visit my family over 4th of July which was hot and a little hectic, but good all around. We got in a lot of quality time with them, played at the pool almost every day, and also took a trip up to the Warren Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan.
Enough of my excuses tho… I finally did find some time to sew and this is what I’ve completed!
First – my pezzy swoon block with a lovely Heather Ross fish center:
Second – After finishing up that swoon block on Saturday I just went with the momentum and got the whole Orange, Aqua, Grey quilt top sewn together on Sunday. I am absolutely in love with this sampler quilt! Thank you so much to all my bee members and friends who contributed blocks to this quilt! It will finish at 48 x 72 which is a perfect “just for me snuggle quilt” size indeed :)
This quilt top is also my submission for the monthly “My Precious QAL” hosted by KelbySews. Several of the blocks from my bee members had lovely little pieces of Heather Ross fabric in them so I included some of my own precious pieces in the blocks I made for this quilt as well. Makes me love it all the more!
Up to bat next is my husband’s summer quilt. It has been SO HOT lately in our apartment, I really need to get his quilt finished so he has a nice thin blanket to sleep under like I do… because really, I am definitely NOT sharing mine haha. (In my defense it is a quilt from when I was a kid so it is only big enough for one adult!!) :) My goal is to get it completed by the end of August before school starts up again... wish me luck!
Hope everyone is having a beautiful summer so far! If you sewing machine is being neglected for better acitivities outdoors don’t feel bad – that is what summer is for and we’ll be missing those warm sunny hours this winter when we can’t do anything BUT sew to keep from going stircrazy! :)
