A little of this and a little of that

I really need to get my sewing ADD under control.  There is just something about making for others that appeals to me in such a way that I easily lose focus on current projects 😉.  My scrap bins over floweth and so when a dear friend and coworker announced his retirement and pending move to Texas, I sprang into action
He has taken to wearing cowboy boots and is quite an outdoors man so inspiration came in the form.of a camouflage print fabric I've had in my stash for far to long.  I have been stealing a moment here and there to work on it and I'm using scraps so it is gratifying to see my scraps being used! Scrappy four patch stars and boots are the the theme.

Hands2Help quilt finishes

My day job is keeping me busy as it nears the end of the school year ( I work at a high school).  So not much progress on the sewing front this week.... insert sad face.  I didn't get to work on the barn door quilt I mentioned in my last post at all, but did start , or rather started cutting  fabric for a retirement quilt that is a gift for my coworker.   The Hands2Help  challenge that Sarah over at Confessions of a fabric Addict has been hosting is drawing to a close.  I intended on making 3 quilts but only made 2.  I've blogged about them in seperate posts previously but wanted to put pics of them both together in one post for the final linky party. The blue/green one went to Stash Builders Box for Camp Hobe while the pink one went to Em's Scrapbag for Happy Chemo. Here they are again.

 This was such a fun challenge and it is such a good way to give comfort to those who are going through adversity.   Sarah is so generous of her time and talents and I can't wait to participate again.

A long time ago....

A long time ago I was inspired by a sew along for the barn door quilt.  I bought batiks for it at the road to California quilt show in 2015 and got to work.  Halfway through, as usual I got distracted by other projects and set it aside.  As this quilt was for me it fell to the back burner.  Im happy to say I have the top completed and a wide backing ordered.  Im anxious to finish it and have it on the foot of my bed!