Friday, August 7, 2020

Waiting for Power

Due to tropical storm Isaias, we have been without power and internet since Tuesday, and I miss my sewing machine! We are fortunate to have a backup solar system which provides about 30% power to our house (fridge, water, microwave, some lights and outlets) and it refills each day in the sun. And it hasn't been terribly hot. I wish I had prepared more bindings to hand sew, and I really should consider starting the wool hand applique project I purchased supplies for in December! However, I'm mostly taking walks and reading.

I did photograph a couple of finishes, tops I've blogged about earlier. I've seen suggestions lately to use fishing magnets to hang quits on the garage door for photos - that is genius!

Here is my quilted and bound "Twirla" quilt. I did simple double loop quilting on this donation quilt.


I also quilted and bound one of my scrappy plus quilts. Made with 3" squares and 3"x 9" rectangles. Simple wavy lines and occasional loops finished it off nicely. Another donation quilt for my growing pile. I hope my guild will be able to make some quilt distributions this fall even if we can't meet in person. I want my quilts to be snuggled and used!

Linking up with Finished or Not Friday and Whoop Whoop Friday.



4 comments:

The Joyful Quilter said...

Twirla is super cute, but I absolutely LOVE your Scrappy Plus quilt!!! I really like the wave and loop quilting. Here's hoping your power, etc. is restored soon!

grammajudyb said...

I made one plus quilt using a specific fabric line. Your scrappy one is awesome! I guess I need to start cutting 3” square and matching rectangles....cause I love it! The quilting looks Lomé something I could attempt!
That’s a bummer about the power, glad you have a generator.

KatieQ said...

I love the way the printed background works with the bright solids in your Twirla quilt It's really a treat for the eyes. The Scrappy Plus quilt also looks like fun. Although I love to fish, I have no idea what a fishing magnet is. Now that I know they exist, I feel as though I probably ned one. The solar power backiup sounds like a fabulous idea. Does it work like a generator?

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

I hope that your power is back by now!! glad you have solar - but wow - what a change!! LOVE that Twirla top!! if is so cute ! and your plus quilt... you have been so busy!