Monday, November 1, 2021

CONFETTI DONE & ALEX'S PROJECT CONTINUES

Company kept me busy this past week.  Our oldest daughter and her husband arrived on Sunday the 17th and left  for home on Thursday the 21st.  It was a nice visit, packed with all sorts of extra family for dinners and even party and cake for our daughter's birthday.  I didn't make it into the sewing room for the entire time.  Had a great time and wonderful visit, but also nice to get back to a calmer home after all the company left.

Confetti is done!!!!!!!  Just under 2,000 pieces of fabric.  There are 64 eight inch paper pieced blocks, however each block was made up of 2 four by eight inch blocks.  I usually do not put labels on quilts and rarely name them, but this one will get a label and name.  I can only blame the insanity of making something like this on our Covid lock down for 18 months from March 2020 until September 2021.  No guild meetings, no sew group gathers, in fact no outside actives at all, unless you consider grocery shopping an exciting event.  Thus it is named very aptly Covid Insanity.

I finished my Pineapple and Pinwheel blocks on my Alex Anderson paper pieced project.  I was surprised at how easily the Pinwheel blocks went together and they actually lay flat.

On to the Flying Geese borders and the four Baltimore Beauty blocks. I am not a fan at all with the Baltimore blocks, they are a pain to make.  I considered only making two instead of the four, but hated to give in.  


I finally this last two day talked myself into getting the last two done.  I can move on to Flying Geese now, as they are easy.  They are paper pieced and come four geese on the paper pieced pattern.  I think I need 18 paper patterns.  I have 2 done so have a ways to go.  

Our little dog Zoey loves her bones.  She is just about a week from being 8 months old.  The little darling has gone through a good 4 or 5 ver large braided Bully Sticks.  For a little 7 pound dog they seem really big.  However, we bought smaller ones and she chewed one up in one afternoon.  Must say that it has saved her teething on our furniture.  She runs around the house with them in her mouth.  She is probably looking for a sofa cushion or throw blanket to hid it under.  She looks like she has a cigar hanging out of her mouth.  Makes us laugh!




 
 

23 comments:

  1. I love your COVID Insanity quilt! It's a silver lining to see such beautiful art come from such stressful times.

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  2. The Confetti quilt is gorgeous! I think a lot of us can blame Covid for a myriad of projects, but yours is done! I'm enjoying seeing your Alex Anderson blocks, too. I've never made any of those Baltimore Beauty blocks - they do look tricky. Your little Zoey is such a cutie!

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  3. love all your ongoing projects and congrats on the Covid Insanity finish!

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  4. Covid Insanity is amazing!! It's beautiful and a keepsake. Pineapple and Pinwheel blocks are so pretty. Zoey is adorable. I know she keeps you laughing.
    Thank you for linking to To Do Tuesday!

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  5. Congrats on a beautiful finish!!

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  6. DONNALEEQ!!!!! Covid Insanity is beyond fabulous. I love every little thing about it. Great job. Who would have thought that you'd have enough time in lockdown to get it finished. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne

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  7. Love your quilts. Beautiful. You're so talented.

    Miss Zoey is so cute. They do love bully sticks.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  8. Hi,
    Your Covid Insanity quilt is stunning!! Love all those scrappy
    pieces. Have a great day!

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  9. Confetti turned out just great! So fun looking!

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  10. Congratulations on finishing your Covid Insanity! I'm sure we will all look back at the last two years in the future and reflect on how Covid changed the world. I've never tried Baltimore blocks, they look too intimidating for me, but good on you for persevering. Zoey looks as cute as ever.

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  11. That is such a cool quilt! I never would have guessed that it was paper pieced. I love how there are so many sizes of rectangles.

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  12. Wonderful Confetti finish! Love all the scrappy goodness, especially the Baltimore Beauties and geese

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  13. oh my goodness!!
    your confetti quilt is amazing!!
    job well done!

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  14. Congrats on finishing up your Confetti quilt! It looks like SEW much fun!!

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  15. It always feels good to wrap up a long project. Congrats!

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  16. Beautiful work and great color choices on both projects.

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  17. Such a brilliant name Covid Insanity is and very fitting considering there are over 2,000 pieces of fabric in your Confetti quilt. It is amazing. Congratulations on such a gorgeous finish. I love those Baltimore Beauty blocks of yours. They do look tricky but oh how fabulous they are once done.

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  18. I thought it was bacon!!! LOL. That really would have been a score. Love all your projects buy Oh my on that confetti!!!

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  19. Congratulations on the Confetti quilt! What a great way to spend the time alone during COVID. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

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  20. Those confetti blocks made a wonderful quilt. Love your name change for the final quilt. It definitely has been insanity the last couple of years.

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  21. I love Covid Insanity...& Baltimore Beauty is of course a beauty...
    Your puppy is a real cutie too...xox

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  22. Love all those projects you are doing...
    Hugz

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