It's not lovely, it is just sort of out of focus. It will serve as a reminder to the future about this year.
I made stacks of small string pieced blocks....about 4'' in size. Half dark to half light, or close to it maybe. Lol.
I sewed until I got tired of making them. That took about 2 months. Surely this will be over by summer.
I started piecing them together. I mean I wanted it finished and done, by the time all was right in the world. Row by row...... June came and things were getting worse. Rows joined and stitched into a top. Then it was hot and July. The world was hotter and the virus spread even faster. Surely next month would be better.
Well, August arrived, I finally gave in and quilted this thing. Quilted with swirling loops in an all over pattern. Things are not much better. Little improvement to note. Just out of focus.
Out of Focus wall hanging.....about 30'' by 40'', string blocks in offset barn raising pattern.
This year has been slow fast time for me. Long slow days, but the weeks/months have flown by. It's Monday, and then mid-week, and the weekend comes again. Repeat....over and again.
I have a hard time believing it is August already. Even more distressed that this ugly monster is still playing havoc in our lives, to say nothing about the other stuff going on.
I have several piecing things going on, like the latest leader and ender, a few spool blocks, and some 4 patch units. They are more random rather than productive. They suit my pensive mood for now. The faux madras design is on the design wall waiting to be pinned. The backing arrived this week. It can wait a little while longer.....no one is going anywhere.
2020 was to be a year of perfect vision.....and here I am Out of Focus.
Happy stitching.
I like it. You did a good job of capturing this time in your quilt. It's anyones guess as to when this will be over!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteI think that is the same for us all - autumn and winter fast approaching and the days are muddled. I think it might be a tad easier if you have animals to sort out - that is a routine, but we just do it in automatic mode. Thank goodness for the refuse collectors - that means it was Wednesday yesterday!
Our government was going to make all the over 50s stay at home all winter! Several rebellious people - including some of the ministers said that was crazy! So that idea has now been squashed! I think I might have rebelled and I'm a goody goody usually! I think by then it is quality of life and nobody can be expected to stay prisoners in their own homes - understandable if you are an extremely naughty bod locked up in jail, but this is not living. Oh dear better get off my soapbox! LOL! Chin up - the light is at the end of the tunnel, so I'll just keep looking in the binoculars the wrong way round! :D
I hear your words and the staying at home is so depressing but then I read about the young girl who had to have a double lung transplant. At this point it becomes crystal clear the virus is here for the long haul and I need to draw on my well of patience even more. Hang in there and by the way i'm not criticizing but sharing my perspective.
DeleteThat is the perfect name, Out of Focus. It is ironic that in the middle of what seems to be an endless nightmare, time is flying faster than ever. But it looks like all we can do is wait it out, and try not to go crazy.
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I so identify with everything you said about 2020. Many days I really have to fight to stay focused and positive. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYou have expressed the feelings of so many of us with Out Of Focus. I decided the other day that the reason I'm so lost on time is that none of the 'markers' are happening like the birthday and holiday celebrations. I decided to set some realistic, science based hopes so I didn't get so depressed each new month. I feel that by March/April, things will improve. So now I'm trying to look at each month as a month closer to March/April. It probably doesn't make sense but in my 2020 mind, it does. Hugs ~Jeanne
ReplyDeleteyes, Since mid-March this has seemed like a very long bad dream. The days are "fuzzy" as if I forgot to put on my glasses.
ReplyDeleteHang in there it will finally calm some day.
I think we're all plodding along aimlessly from day to day this year, waiting, waiting, waiting. Watching as the prophetic words of Isaiah play out in the streets of our cities by night and the halls of Congress by day. Praying for an end to this madness. Waiting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your commentary and I think Out of Focus is just perfect! I woke up this morning already out of sorts. Got to get to my sewing room soon.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt, really blurry and out of focus, pictures exactly what my life has been since last September when severe vertigo took control of my life. I was already accustomed to being a "shut-in" before the pandemic hit us, and it certainly has not made life any better for me, or for anyone else! All any of us can do is hold on, and keep quilting! I always enjoy your blog and your pictures. ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your out of focus quilt with us during these trying times. The long range problem that I see (even if the virus gets under control) is that the economy is in such bad straits now because of people being out of jobs, people not able to pay mortgages and rent, people thrown out into the streets with no place to live, etc., etc, etc. None of that is good for our nation & the government can't just keep printing money to "try and make things right". I think we are in for a long haul this time in our lives.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I know that God has a plan & that He is in control so I just do the best I can right now to be wise in the choices that I make at this time.
Hugs to you & Sir Old Man!
I understand of feeling like things are out of focus and wondering when this time will end. I love the soft edges of the concentric squares. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou've expressed this perfectly, out of focus, endless days of sameness, repeat. We need things to look forward too, but I fear that it will be sometime next year before we can relax our guard.
ReplyDeleteIt is sure nice to have something to focus on, though, when the world is so Out of Focus--a perfect project. Just drove by a favorite local restaurant...closed permanently. What are we doing?!? I've found myself staying home more just because I want to shut it all out. I know I keep saying this but thank goodness for my quilting (and gardening). I feel sorry for my hubs who has to go out in it daily and deal with what all of this has done to the economy.
ReplyDeleteYou chose a great name for this quilt that well represents how many of us have been feeling this year.
ReplyDeleteHopefully next year this will all be a thing of the past!