This week the Project QUILTING challenge is Sew Not a Square. Specifically, the quilt could not be a square or have any squares in it's composition. "use no square shapes in doing it"
I was out of town until Monday evening on my trip to QuiltCon and came down with symptoms and tested positive for Covid on Tuesday evening {whomp whomp} so I've been isolating from my family. I've also had limited energy as you can imagine. I still wanted to participate in this week's challenge so I grabbed a few supplies from my studio to bring into isolation.
When starting a quilt challenge with just a day left until the deadline, it is wise to think of how to get it done. Here were my rules for myself.
▪️Work very small.
▪️Limit options.
▪️Don’t overthink it.
I knew it would all be hand stitched. And I decided I would make it round. I began by cutting out a small circle from my batting (not sure why I didn't trim after the piecing). Then I pieced my smallest, irregular scraps using pearl cotton thread.
Once I was done stitching the quilt top I trimmed the backing fabric, and then the quilt top, to match the batting circle.
Once it was all trimmed, I cut strips of fabric a bit wider than 1/4" on a bias and stretched the strips a bit to fray the edges. Then I used more pearl cotton to kind of couch my fabric strips over the raw edge of my quilt. I'm not sure what to call the stitching I used... is it a blanket stitch?
1084 days from the start of the pandemic to my first case. (I'm thankful that after a few days I'm starting to improv.) And I have never made what I have considered a Covid Quilt or Pandemic Quilt... so this is My Little Covid Quilt. It's about 2 inches in diameter.
Thanks for visiting! I'm linking up on Kim's blog for the Project QUILTING Sew Not a Square challenge.
As a longtime participant of Project QUILTING, I'm excited to be a sponsor this year. Each week as a Weekly Sponsor I have contributed a PDF pattern to one winner. I'm also a Grand Prize Sponsor. The prize is a spot in one of my self-hosted open enrollment live virtual workshops.
Happy quilting!
Nancy
Sarah, I am so very sorry that covid caught up with you! It found me Feb 14. Just an FYI should you want it…. I’ve found that though most symptoms never came, I have suffered extreme exhaustion. I also have been dizzy and out of balance. My vision is affected. I saw an ophthalmologist who specializes in low vision and he was very reassuring that these side effects will diminish. The dizziness and balance are correcting themselves now. Like a broken leg you may now hear more stories than you ever wanted to know. I share only in hopes of being helpful should you need this info. Be gentle with yourself.
sarah
Post authorThanks for sharing your experience, Nancy. I'm glad your symptoms are improving. I'm definitely going to be taking it easy for a while.
Kim Lapacek
it's perfect!
I hope you feel better soon!
sarah
Post authorThank you, Kim!
Bernie
Hi Sarah - I am so sorry to hear you are dealing with Covid - I know this was making you nervous when you went to QuiltCon. Hopefully you will recover quickly and the rest of the family won't come down with it. Such a drag.
On the other hand, your interpretation of Sew Not a Square is super cute!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Bernie. So far so good on keeping everyone healthy. Now to get my energy back. :-)
Ellyn
love your little covid quilt. So sorry about that darned bug catching up with both of us at Quiltcon. sigh
sarah
Post authorThank you, Ellyn. I enjoyed making my tiniest quilt ever. :-)