EPP DIARY: May 2021 Progress

Time is zipping past at the speed of light. I got my second Covid-19 shot today. In another 2 weeks, I should be 95% protected. Of course everyone wants you to keep doing the masks and everything. I just want to get back to normal and quit living in fear.

I made some progress on everything in the past four weeks as well as started a new small project. Let’s get ya’ll updated!

1920’s Farmer’s Wife Quilt Update

Completed Block 45 = Grape Basket in Yellow & White Alison Glass fabrics

It felt good finishing up block 45 above. I did have to refer often to the diagram in the book to make sure I had my HST turned the right way. Nothing about this block ever clicked for me. I sure do love how beautiful it turned out though.

First half of Block 46

I was on a roll on Sunday when I was working on this block. I finished the first half of this four color block fairly quickly. Some how while working on this I lost two triangle pieces in my truck. I spent almost 30 minutes then looking for it and again on Monday. So I will have to undo the two pieces I sewed so I can trace and make the small triangles again as I do not have spare paper pieces. A bit frustrating when I think about it so I prefer not to think about it!

This block will be a transistion block in my colorwash quilt with orange, yellow, white and green pieces.

Lost & Found Quilt by Paperpieces.Com Update

Completed Block 16

I finished up the last round on Block 16 this month and started on Block 17. I also am in the process of basting block 18!

Working on Round 2 of Block 17

Ruby’s Double Diamond Garde Quilt Update

Completed Block 14 with Lori Holt fabrics

I was able to finish block 14 this month and start block 15 already. Block 16 is basted and ready to go!

Almost finished round two of Block 15 using Lori Holt fabrics

New Hexagon Potholder Update

New Hexagon patterns

One weekend I decided I need to get my darn potholders appliqued and quilted. I experimented with different ways of quilting them. I think I like the spiral better than the rounds. I just need to bind these puppies to have another finish!

NEW: 8 Pointed Star for Potholders

8 pointed star

If you read last week’s, I think I mentioned this project. My sister wants all gray potholders so I decided to do a paper pieced star in two shades of gray on a gray background.

Wrap Up

It felt really good finishing up 3 blocks over the past month during hockey. We leave this weekend for a hockey tournament so I need to prep what I am going to take. I don’t think I should take everything but that will end up being a last minute decision.

Nala helping with the laundry

This week Nala has been pretty good. I have not spent as much time in the sewing room as week’s past but she still wants to be involved in whatever I am doing. Today we are doing laundry to get ready for Salt Lake City.

Thanks again for reading all of my rambling. I hope you found something to help or inspire you. Until next week!

Peggy