Almost a whole month of sewing - finally!

No finishes this month despite being home for most of the time.  There has been lots happening other than sewing though. I did have enough hours in the sewing room working on a few ongoing projects.  Time in the sewing room keeps me sane-ish. 

Photo of one of my quilts in use. Isn’t she so cute?

Scrap sewing has taken lots of time but no finishes yet.  My string scraps tub was overflowing so I used the paper base method of making 6 1/2" blocks, utilising an old phone book for the paper (as per Bonnie Hunter's method.)  I made 60 plus blocks and the strings tub doesn't seem to be diminished at all.  Scraps do seem to accumulate when they're not being watched. Sewing these blocks was very therapeutic and relaxing.  

I started on a quilt for another new-ish baby.  This one is based on some Pinterest posts and uses a jelly roll.  The baby's first birthday is in June so I plan to hand it over by then.  There will be borders added but I haven't worked them out yet.

There will be a large flower appliquéd at the intersection of the sashing, as per the Pinterest posts.  The sashing is supposed to be pale yellow but looks white/cream in most lights.

My plan is that May will be a month of quilting, clearing out some of the quilt tops hanging around the sewing room.  Fingers crossed that happens!  

April 2026 fabric tally

Finishes this month:   =   nothing!

Purchases this month:  0 m   (I'm still feeling virtuous)

Fabric used:  - 0 m         Fabric acquired:  + 0 m

Running tally for 2026:  - 7 m   (no change from last month)