Sewing - a treat!

Oh dear, my sewing (and blogging about it) had come to a screeching stop. And I don't even know why. The pandemic? Not motivated because of lack of quilters' meetings? Too much else to do? 

All of the above! Ha, and I mended Caleb's favorite fleece jacket. It needed a new zipper. Finding the zipper to buy was the most difficult part of it. 

My biggest problem is that in the middle of December I did something to my back and were in a lot of pain. I have to be very careful about movements and where I sit and how long.

But last week I decided that I needed a treat. The treat was just to forget about everything else and do some cutting and sewing. It went quite well.

I am a member of the FaceBook group "Quilt Block Lottery". Each month has a different block. You can make 1 or more of the block and each counts for a lottery entry. Whoever wins gets them all. Of course depending on participation there could be 2 or more winners.

March was Courthouse Steps. Before I start I have to make myself clear notes of the requirements. I don't know whether I am allowed to include a link here to a file because of copyrights. So I better not. But I had fun writing myself clear directions and it only takes a few minutes. It avoids mistakes making the blocks.

The color indicated was gray instead of the orange and teal instead of the blue. I wasn't sure about the teal fabric in my stash. To make sure I put this photo up in the FaceBook group for opinions:

I got good answers/advise.

I decided to make two blocks and here they are in the appropriate colors. 

Each month's block has to be there by the end of the month to count for the lottery. But there are always the next two months details given and both can be mailed together. 

The April block was Churn Dash.

You could either make a blue or red block. I made both.

That was fun. 

And they are in the mail. They only have to go to North Carolina, where I am right now in a rented cabin, but not close enough to hand deliver.