My quilt life this year was almost for charity quilts. An average of 5 quilts a month were turned in to my guild including 12 quilts that will be turned in at the December meeting. Some were easy kits provided by the guild, but the majority of them were derived from my own kits made with donated fabrics. Many people donate fabrics for a good cause, so I can enjoy making quilts for free - I pay for batting though. Donated fabrics are often out of my taste, so I enjoy a different world than mine as well.
Due to COVID, my husband and I didn't go out much except for grocery and daily goods shopping. I think I just had more than plenty of time to sew. (I am glad we both have hobbies to focus on. While I sew, he does amateur radio, especially in the field of teaching kids. He has been enjoying gathering materials for the future. We are having a nice time.) I do love making quilts and I really don't know what to do after the quilts are done. The charity quilts project nicely works for me as an avenue for my quilts to become useful.
Here are some works in this year - some are tops and others are completed depending on when pictures were taken, before or after the quilts were completed.
The pattern (above two) is called "Cheaper by the Dozen". The guild makes a lot of kits with this pattern. It is very quick to make and looks good. Since I receive a lot of scraps of fabrics, I cut them out in 5.5 by 8 inches rectangles and store them for later use. One block consists of 6 rectangles and the block size is 15.5 inches (15" finished). This pattern is very appreciated for my practicing colors!
In the past May (I think), the art quilt group had an exhibition at the local library. We talked about ways of hanging the quilts accommodating with the hanging equipment that the library had. I learned "sawtooth" there.
