A world filled with colour

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Done! And so much fun in the doing.

I finished the Lego rainbow puzzle. Another puzzle is on the table, edge pieces accumulated. It's more monotone, not sure how it's going to be.

I am SO PLEASED to have these in my stash and cannot WAIT to use them!

In fabric news, I've accumulated several prints from Guicy Guice's Entwine collection from 2021(???). I'd wanted to EPP these beauties into a quilt, then considered machine-piecing them instead. Then today I stacked up what I've gathered, some extra wovens included for good measure, and in doing so realized machine piecing is probably not the correct manner, or at least in stitching squares that would have measured three and a half inches once sewn. Instead I'm back to hand-sewing, or planning to hand-stitch once I've chosen an appropriate fabric for the center X, in white/light cream. As I was telling my husband, English paper piecing with low volume fabrics is tricky, as often the folded-in seam allowance shows through the fabric and that is NOT the look I want for the center of this quilt.

Of course, when I start this project also depends on when I finish the Mr. Carter heart EPP quilt, of which I plotted out the last six rows yesterday. Those hearts are bagged and labeled, rows A5, B5, C5, D5, A6, and B6 waiting patiently for me to sew them into long strips, then affix them to the ever-growing quilt top in progress. After that's completed, I'll use it as the back for a Kawandi-style quilt so the recipient will have a two-sided comforter, woo hoo! 

This is the picture I'll refer to when sewing just in case the bagged hearts somehow get jumbled into a wild heap on the floor. I really HOPE that doesn't happen, lol.

Meanwhile, speaking of Kawandi-style, I'm still working on the Kawandi WIP that currently usurps the guest bed. I need my husband's help to move it to the office work table so I can tackle the side that I can't reach in where it lays at the head of the bed. Maybe we'll get around to moving it tomorrow.

This is where I'm at right now, steeped in cloth-projects, all vibrantly hued. Spring is a perfect time to indulge in bright fabrics, be they woven or warm. I'm also dabbling in making summer placemats with some Kaffe Fassett fat quarter remnants. I have two done, several more waiting, and will stitch on one this evening while playoff basketball proffers the background noise. I will note it's not all sewing; I've been reformatting a novel released a few years ago. Once my Smashwords account is merged, I'll upload the new version of The Possibility of What If. Currently it's double-spaced, which I never do, yet I did for this series. Gracious Mysteries will be next, but I reformatted That Which Can Be Remembered last summer. I'm re-reading these books merely for my own enjoyment, during which I'm reminded that telling a story wholly unrelated to my life is a lot of fun.

No matter how tumultuous world events are, maintaining peace within one's heart is paramount. It's not easy; yes I am distracting myself from what is occurring within my nation by steeping my eyes and mind in gorgeous shinies that I can handle and ponder. Yet I also pray for peace in my nation and world, calm in my little corner of it too. Honestly, that's all I can do. My efforts won't change this planet, but they will keep me in a good humour, and with that, who knows what can happen?

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