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Can I Keep Up?

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These are the five days of blocks I have made for the Laundry Basket Mystery Sew Along.  36 blocks in five days.  This sew along is intense, I tell you.  Honestly, I am not sure if I will be able to keep up with eight new blocks a day.  And that is ok.  I am homeschooling Eva and have four other sew alongs I am participating in, so it is what it is.  If quilting was all I had to occupy my time, I would have no problem. However, there are just "sew" many hours in the day.  Yesterday's block is on the lower right–pretty cute I'd say.

I did change out the tan fabric I showed yesterday.  It wasn't yellow enough to "go" with the background, which is a yellowish tan on cream.  Also, the tan prints I was using had no red in them to tie in with the other fabrics in the top.  While I am not 100% thrilled if this tan is going to be a predominant feature in the design of the quilt top, I can live with it now that I found prints that blend in with the others better. They also are slightly different tones, which brings a bit of life to the mix.

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On the homeschooling front, we are getting in around four good hours a day.  Math, language arts, reading, science, grammar, and lots of writing practice.  Eva's teacher logs onto Facebook and reads from a book the class had been enjoying.  She is figuring things out day by day, and hopefully, soon everyone in the class will be on board with online learning.  It is not going to be optional, so I hope folks can figure it out.

If I ever wanted proof that this is the Apocolypse, my hairdresser and manicurist both have let me know that they are closed for the duration of the Covid-19 situation.  Let me just say I will now be wearing both a hat and gloves.  Maybe I will bring back a fashion trend?

 

 

 

 

 

27 responses to “Can I Keep Up?”

  1. Wow Nicole I am impressed with all of your piecing and homeschooling as well!
    I have been watching the laundry basket mystery but didn’t jump in but it sure was tempting. Carries house pattern is calling me and ai am also working on blockheads 3. I am fortunate to have customer quilts to work on and am also home for the duration. I sure am thankful for my quilting!
    In Ontario Canada where I am only essential business is allowed open so no salons open here either…

  2. Wow Nicole I am impressed with all of your piecing and homeschooling as well!
    I have been watching the laundry basket mystery but didn’t jump in but it sure was tempting. Carries house pattern is calling me and ai am also working on blockheads 3. I am fortunate to have customer quilts to work on and am also home for the duration. I sure am thankful for my quilting!
    In Ontario Canada where I am only essential business is allowed open so no salons open here either…

  3. Wow Nicole I am impressed with all of your piecing and homeschooling as well!
    I have been watching the laundry basket mystery but didn’t jump in but it sure was tempting. Carries house pattern is calling me and ai am also working on blockheads 3. I am fortunate to have customer quilts to work on and am also home for the duration. I sure am thankful for my quilting!
    In Ontario Canada where I am only essential business is allowed open so no salons open here either…

  4. I love the Laundry Basket project, but I don’t feel like making a large project. Can you share what other sew-alongs you are working on?

  5. I love the Laundry Basket project, but I don’t feel like making a large project. Can you share what other sew-alongs you are working on?

  6. I love the Laundry Basket project, but I don’t feel like making a large project. Can you share what other sew-alongs you are working on?

  7. There are only sew many hours in a day, and the sewing of knowledge is great work. Four hours of one on one time is probably close to as effective as a full day of school, possibly more since you can more quickly see when things are not being grasped. What a gift for you to invest that time in Eva.

  8. There are only sew many hours in a day, and the sewing of knowledge is great work. Four hours of one on one time is probably close to as effective as a full day of school, possibly more since you can more quickly see when things are not being grasped. What a gift for you to invest that time in Eva.

  9. There are only sew many hours in a day, and the sewing of knowledge is great work. Four hours of one on one time is probably close to as effective as a full day of school, possibly more since you can more quickly see when things are not being grasped. What a gift for you to invest that time in Eva.

  10. I am going to miss my hairdresser too! Thankfully, I just saw her last week, but a hat might be in my future too. Lol
    Your blocks look great! I could never get those done in a day.

  11. I am going to miss my hairdresser too! Thankfully, I just saw her last week, but a hat might be in my future too. Lol
    Your blocks look great! I could never get those done in a day.

  12. I am going to miss my hairdresser too! Thankfully, I just saw her last week, but a hat might be in my future too. Lol
    Your blocks look great! I could never get those done in a day.

  13. LIfe goes on doesn’t it. I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is say a silent prayer that no one I know is sick or gets sick. I am quilting and sewing and listening to the news. I am also taking an outside walk everyday. Don’t know how much longer that will be allowed. I am glad to hear things are OK with you. BE well and be safe!
    Mary

  14. LIfe goes on doesn’t it. I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is say a silent prayer that no one I know is sick or gets sick. I am quilting and sewing and listening to the news. I am also taking an outside walk everyday. Don’t know how much longer that will be allowed. I am glad to hear things are OK with you. BE well and be safe!
    Mary

  15. LIfe goes on doesn’t it. I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is say a silent prayer that no one I know is sick or gets sick. I am quilting and sewing and listening to the news. I am also taking an outside walk everyday. Don’t know how much longer that will be allowed. I am glad to hear things are OK with you. BE well and be safe!
    Mary

  16. My hairdresser is closed too and I joked to my husband that it means we will soon see just how gray my hair is. He looked startled and it turns out he was not aware I had been coloring my hair (I’ve been doing it for about 6 years). Apparently he didn’t notice that it was taking 3 hours every time I went for a “hair cut.”

  17. My hairdresser is closed too and I joked to my husband that it means we will soon see just how gray my hair is. He looked startled and it turns out he was not aware I had been coloring my hair (I’ve been doing it for about 6 years). Apparently he didn’t notice that it was taking 3 hours every time I went for a “hair cut.”

  18. My hairdresser is closed too and I joked to my husband that it means we will soon see just how gray my hair is. He looked startled and it turns out he was not aware I had been coloring my hair (I’ve been doing it for about 6 years). Apparently he didn’t notice that it was taking 3 hours every time I went for a “hair cut.”

  19. Homeschooling is something Eva will always remember about your time together. One day in the future, she’ll tell her children & grandchildren about her time spent learning at home with you. The ‘new’ fabric adds interest without over-powering the blocks. It’s nice that you’re getting some time to work on your quilt along projects, too. Stay well!

  20. Homeschooling is something Eva will always remember about your time together. One day in the future, she’ll tell her children & grandchildren about her time spent learning at home with you. The ‘new’ fabric adds interest without over-powering the blocks. It’s nice that you’re getting some time to work on your quilt along projects, too. Stay well!

  21. Homeschooling is something Eva will always remember about your time together. One day in the future, she’ll tell her children & grandchildren about her time spent learning at home with you. The ‘new’ fabric adds interest without over-powering the blocks. It’s nice that you’re getting some time to work on your quilt along projects, too. Stay well!

  22. I’m using the same red and tan combo! Great minds think alike :). Mine is very scrappy, using some from a fat quarter collection and also pulling from scraps and stash. There is so. much.fabric in my storage that I need to use up! Enjoy your stitching time. Did you see the correction I’m cutting for the Block 5? Your granddaughter is such a cutie.

  23. I’m using the same red and tan combo! Great minds think alike :). Mine is very scrappy, using some from a fat quarter collection and also pulling from scraps and stash. There is so. much.fabric in my storage that I need to use up! Enjoy your stitching time. Did you see the correction I’m cutting for the Block 5? Your granddaughter is such a cutie.

  24. I’m using the same red and tan combo! Great minds think alike :). Mine is very scrappy, using some from a fat quarter collection and also pulling from scraps and stash. There is so. much.fabric in my storage that I need to use up! Enjoy your stitching time. Did you see the correction I’m cutting for the Block 5? Your granddaughter is such a cutie.