It's a finish!
Coin Toss
65 x 80
I made the top back in 2021. I used up a pile of 3 inch width scraps plus some quilt back trimmings.
Long strips got matched up and sewn into strip sets and then cut into 5.5 inch lengths and then were sewn together again to make a "block". Blocks ended up different lengths. Any smaller 3 inch width scraps got cut into 3 x 5.5 inch rectangles and I used those to separate the columns of "blocks".
I quilted it with vertical lines on my sewing machine (Brother PQ1500SL).
The binding is scrappy - leftover pieces of binding.
And here's the back!
And sew on...
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CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)
Nov. 10 - I slept in my bed for the first time in about a year! My husband John is on a feeding pump because he cannot swallow. He has to take in the formula and water slowly over a period of 12 hours or else aspiration becomes a problem and he can end up with aspiration pneumonia again. While he is on the pump and for several hours afterwards he has to be in an upright position - again, to avoid aspiration - so he sleeps in his recliner. He hooks up to the pump in the late afternoon so he can do some physical therapy exercises and try to be a little more active while he continues to build strength and gain a little strength. So, anyway...I have been sleeping on the couch near his recliner since last year in order to help him get unhooked, get up to help him to bathroom, add food to his bag, get him suction device if needed, etc. Last year at this time he could not get up out of a chair or walk without walker or set up his pump. For the last month he has not needed my help at all during the evenings and he can do everything by himself. So, from now on I will be sleeping in my bed and not on the couch! (But I saw a mouse in the bedroom when I was getting ready for bed last night so I might end up sleeping with John in the recliner if I don't trap it soon!)
Nov. 11 - Veteran's Day! We have several deceased and living veterans in our family. God bless them all!
Nov. 12 - A box of scraps and orphan blocks arrived from Gail and a box of novelty scraps and yardage arrived from Cheryl. Oh happy day!
That's a fun finish, Cathy! Happy and colorful. I really like the way you put vertical columns of the coin pieces in between the horizontal ones. So glad to hear the good news about how your husband is doing, too. Hope you sleep well!
ReplyDeleteAnother great scrappy design and finished! Glad John is doing so much better.
ReplyDeleteLoving your Coin toss- so delightfully scrappy;))) Hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteOh My! A whole year of sleeping on the couch!! You should be as blessed as those veterans for all your hard work. ;^)
ReplyDeleteHooray for John's new-found "independence" and boo for the mouse in the bedroom. The coin quilt is very interesting with the columns separating the coins.
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Beautiful colors in the quilt! Hopefully, the quality of your sleep will energize you. I trust you will trap the mouse and be free of the critters.
ReplyDeleteoh that sounds awful - was there not room to put the recliner next to the bed? If you do not have pets sticky traps work good for mice and little bugs that somehow get in the house in early fall. I use them for bugs - crickets and such - and one time found a baby snake in one of them - heaven knows how it got in the house but it was dead when I went to change out the traps and I never even smelled it and I have a powerful scent detector of a nose. That is so good that your husband has been gradually getting better.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great looking quilt! So happy! And wowsers, what a wonderful milestone for you and your husband. All the best.:)
ReplyDeleteClever sashing between the rows. Congratulations on the quilt and to your husband on his improvements. Hooray! Hope you get some peaceful nights in your own bed. It’s tough to sleep anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteCathy, another fun finish! You rock at making such happy quilts! I'm glad that you husband has made such great improvements and that you can sleep in your bed after an extended absence. As for the mouse. . .may you trap it soon and may there be only one!
ReplyDeleteCathy, try a little fresh coca cola in a jar lid to rid yourself of the mouse. They can not belch so away they go. It has always worked for me. Glad for you that you are sleeping in your bed and that John is able to take care of some things for himself. I am sure that makes him feel better.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt. Beautiful colors.
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