I Zoomed Along Today.

No work for me today, though I was still up early with Tony.  Once he had departed for work I continued the morning cutting squares for Kaiy’s quilt, but when Chooky opened up her Zoom chat I joined in there instead. I ended up spending a good portion of the day sewing and chatting with the girls. I forgot to grab a screenshot of the group, but trust me — all the regulars were there, chatting and sewing away as usual.

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I still haven’t quite finished cutting my 2.5" squares, so for the Zoom session I switched over to my hexies. This is where I was at when I picked it up this morning:

I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about this piece. It’s a true scrappy concoction — so many different fabrics, some mine, some bought ready‑basted from sales, op shops, and Facebook, and others just odd scraps that have drifted into my stash over time.

But I’ve enjoyed creating the flowers, and I’ve enjoyed the process of joining them, even if I did lose my way somewhere along the line and had to fill in a few gaps with random hexies. Never mind — it all adds to the scrappy charm.

Looking at it now, after today’s progress, I think I might be starting to like it again.

It looks small in this image, but I’m pretty sure it’s as big as it needs to be. Plenty big enough for a crib, or even a lap quilt. I’ll tidy up that right side and call it done. I’ve got a piece of polar fleece ready for the backing, so that part is sorted. I'm not sure when it will make it onto the frame for quilting, I'm hoping to load The Anchor tomorrow and make a start on that.

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During a break for tea, I sliced two bowls full of tomatoes, added 2 kg of onion, and left the whole lot to brine overnight. Tomorrow’s job will be making a batch of tomato relish — the house will smell amazing and hopefully I'll get a great start at quilting The Anchor while the relish is bubbling.

Not a bad way to spend a cool, grey day — with intermittent showers and the sun making the odd half‑hearted attempt to break through. A little stitching, a little chatting, and the promise of quilting and relish bubbling away tomorrow.

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