Irises

Just the other day,  Monday in fact...I had just one iris bloom...I walked out there today and there were all of these.

Since it was overcast, I could see my screen.  I think there is one bloom I did not get in the photo above.  Since it was overcast, I could see my screen.

I quickly focused on one bloom and snapped.  These are with my phone, as was the one the other day.

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I am still working on leaves...or going to work more.  Yesterday I pressed all the ones I have made, and trimmed them to size.  Today I put them all back up on the design wall.  First thinking I was just going to use what I have made and that be it.  But I need four more to make it square.  So, I am going to make four more and I really think that will be all I make.  By the time they  are stitched together it will be a very small quilt.
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I know this video will not be everyone's cup of tea, but the first part where the kids are in the chicken house cracks me up.   I

I can show you the finished project.....

This was finished and washed and found its way to its new home this week...all the way to Texas.  It is definitely in paler colors than I normally work with.  And was made with a line of fabrics...not just stuff pulled from here and there that was in my stash already.

My daughter designed the layout.  And we worked together on it one day.  And had plans to work more together but things interfered with our plans, and I finally finished the top on my own.  Thankfully, she had printed out the layout.  Then I did the layering and quilting.

This is the back...I regret that I did not get it on there straight, but I was doing everything by myself  and doing it on the table...so could not move layers easily.    So crooked it is.  (You can tell it is crooked by the fabric at the top and bottom of the part with all the white.  I did not plan for that to be in the center...I always like back art to be off center at least....and if I had  had enough fabric, it would have all been off-kilter on purpose.  But I was scrounging to have enough to do the backing.

This shows a bit of the free-motion quilting I did on my Juki TL98Q.  It was 58 inches square before it was washed and dried, but then got in such a hurry to get it to the post office I did not measure it after I got it out of the dryer.

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I have made four different types of masks.  The first was a group of 7 that I sent to nurse.  They had the loop of elastic that went around the ear.  I showed them when I made them.    Then I made another kind that I did not take a photo of....

Today I made a sample of two others.

This is basically like two others I have made, but instead of using elastic or a strip of folded cotton for the ties, it uses strips of an old cotton t-shirt.  It is fairly comfortable.

Then I tried this style...the video I watched said 22 inches of elastic should be plenty.  Of course that was quarter inch elastic...and all I had was 3/8's....I cut mine 22½ inches,  and first pinned the overlap and tried it on and it was too tight.  So I butted the ends together and wrapped them with fabric and sewed them in and it is still a bit on the tight side.

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I hope this finds you safe and well.  This week is almost over and done in the blink of an eye for me.  The time has flown.

Projects

Well, one project is finished, but I won't show it for a few days...in the meantime I will continue to make a few of these along:

I have a 3 or 4 more I have not put up...but I must have miscounted...I would have sworn I counted 50. and I have made a few more since then.  I will have to look and see if I have misplaced some.  One thing, this has really shown me hat I like polka-dots.  Or maybe I should say dots.  I cannot think how many different dots are in this.  And some are not exactly dot but are flowers in a circle.  (Scroll on down to see another pic...I found the other blocks)

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You have ever right/reason to be afraid of this.  It is a Brown Recluse.  Expand the view to see it better. Lorelei's mom was moving a computer tower at work.  Had moved it, and was going to bend over and grab the cables and saw this just in time!  I did not ask her what she did with it.  She normally carries spiders outside if she finds one at her house.  I know she wouldn't carry this in her hand, but she might have put it in a cup or something and taken it out.

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It has been raining a bit tonight...I don't think it is going to rain too much.   I hope it is done by tomorrow.  I need to go pick up a few groceries.  I always go earlier in the day when there are only a few people out.  

Everyone take care....

Edited to add:

I went back in there and found my other squares laying on the step stool.  So had to take  a pic and show you!