When "Frolic" takes on a whole new meaning

 I think of the day that will come in the future when I can look back on this quilt and think about what fun it was and how satisfying it was.  Today is not that day.

"Frolic" is a Bonnie Hunter Mystery and somewhere along the way, I took a wrong turn.  There are two main blocks you are instructed to build, with alternating tones of light and dark blue.  You needed to create 25 of these blocks to make the center of the quilt.  Somehow, in my head, I'm sure I did the math right, but I ended up with 10 of one and 15 of the other.  Have you ever been left scratching your head when you make up blocks, wondering how you went wrong?

To complicate matters, the light blue had been exhausted in making these 25 blocks.  Time to become best friends with my seam ripper.  5 blocks torn apart and re-assembled in full and partial blocks.  The good news is the ripping is done and the assembly is back in gear.  I am back to feeling optimistic about this project and looking forward to the day this portion is completed.  So while I return to the assembly process, let me leave you with this snapshot of the first half of the center completed.

COVID-19 Update

How the world has changed in the last 9 months!  One day we will look back and wonder at having come through a global pandemic, at least, I hope that day comes for all of us.

Like many quilters, I've been diverted into mask production.  I have not been as prolific as many, but I have made over a dozen already with more cut and ready to sew.  Rather than focusing on my sewing in pictures, I thought I would share something I found in the news.

The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario is curating a museum exhibit of masks.  Not only are these masks reflective of our collective battle with COVID-19, but they also are a story of the changing social times we are also witnessing.

If you have a moment, I encourage you to check this link out:  Chronicling the pandemic through masks

Stay Safe!