I was caught up on everything with with a deadline and finished with anything that required mindless piecing, so I had to decide what to start working on. It needed to be something that I can do in short spurts after school each day when I don't have the umphh to make a decision or think straight.
I should work off of my PhD list, but there is nothing there that is easy to pick up for just a quick sew. Or is there .......?
I thought this would be a good one since the backing was with it and there was enough, but I didn't have enough batting. The zigzag stitch on my machine is broken so I could not make a frankenbatting Arrgh.
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| Beachy Words quilt is still waiting. |
Since most of my UFOs need batting or more brain power than I had, I ended up just looking through the orphan block bin. I picked the leftovers from a quilt I made years and years ago when I was teaching preschool and my schedule allowed me to go to guild meetings. I didn't take a photo before I started in on it. It was ends of rail fence strip sets. By cross-cutting some, unsewing others, and using the last bits of fabric that was in the bag with it, I was able to come up with 9-patches.
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| Last four 9-patches. |
Perfectly mindless. What will I do with them? Not a clue! I found some fabric in my stash that coordinates enough, so after I finish the 9-patches, I'll figure out the next step.
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| Ten complete and waiting for a plan! |
15 minute days/2025 = 17/18
Success Rate = 94%
I remember those trying days working in schools. Glad you were able to find mindless sewing to do. You might want to look into buying some binding tape -- it's actually a one sided iron on adhesive. I just checked Amazon -- there's one called Batting Seam Tape and other one is called Fusible Batting Tape. I use it when my motivation to zig zag batting pieces is low. Here's hoping you got/get some fun sewing done this weekend,.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to get your self set up to stitch on the PHD list. It can be hard to do that some weeks. Sounds like you made the best of it. Hopefully, it gets easier as the semester moves on.
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