I have had a time out. Very unexpected. When you see the pink strip on a Covid test, you are in denial. No. No. It can’t be. But it was, and I spent quite a few days on the sofa and sitting in a chair. I’m very thankful that it was as easy as it was, even though my energy has gone. I hope that it will come back soon. I’m finally warm enough without heated corn bags.

I decided that even though I couldn’t sew, I could do something worthwhile while sitting in the chair. I pulled all the folders from the library shelf and the file cabinet in the office.

This is a small portion. Many more on the table. I went through everyone and only kept what I thought I would use. I worked in slow speed, and it took me over four days to finish this project. I have a box of empty folders and sleeves. I also found several projects that will come back to the top of the list when I can get back into the sewing room full time.

Then I asked for You Tube quilt shows on the TV. I spent quite a bit of time with Kate from the Last Homely House. The word homely must have a different definition in England than here as her house was not homely in a bad sense. It is beautiful. Maybe, it means home-like. I felt like I had a chat with Kate every time that I watched. Her website is not a tutorial, but just a friendly visit with a friend. There was another lady that I visited. Every time she started to talk, one of her neighbors decided to mow his lawn. It didn’t bother her a bit. A grandchild came in on one show. She gave the little one a hug, sent it on its way and continued talking.

I had a community quilt on the sewing table. It had been there for a while, and it bothered me. Frankly, I was overwhelmed with thinking about it. It was ready to quilt. Angela Walters was another quilter that I watched. She said that that the reason there were so many quilt tops unquilted was because people didn’t start. That was obvious. Then she showed an easy quilting pattern that worked up fast. I went into the sewing room and quilted one row with this pattern. Then, I walked out and shut the door. The next day, I quilted one more row. The quilting consists of a star and a curvy line. Every star is a little bit different.

Amazingly, the quilt top was quilted and ready for binding. The binding strips are cut. Another day, I will sew them together and press. If I have enough energy, I’ll sew the binding on the quilt. If not, I’ll do it another day. As long as I do a little bit each day, I will finish something eventually.

I used all my energy today to take Miss Molly to the spa. They left her coat long this time because it is winter. She is very soft and fluffy. Her black saddle has turned to gray and red. She has examined this quilt and approved.

I’m working a little on the Hexagon Star. A friend sent a picture of a Hexagon quilt, and the border is exactly what I will use after the star is finished. This is a very long-term project.

The quilt that I made at last year’s retreat came back from the longarm quilter. I didn’t like the quilt when I sent it to her, but her quilting made it come alive. It may be a keeper for me, rather than a giveaway. The binding is on and ready to tack down. Maybe, fifteen minutes at a time. Eventually, it will be finished.

It was good that I had to slow down and do things a bit different for a while.

Have a great day and happy quilting.