Cooling Off

This Saturday I am attending a virtual workshop with Sujata Shah sponsored by the Portland Modern Quilt Guild. Since the project involves handstitching (like boro), we are advised to use soft fabric. This sounds like a good use of my stash of deconstructed plaid shirts. However, digging around in the plaid made me think I should make a plaid quilt...so I'm working on a plan...no squirrels involved.

Meanwhile, I feel the microspool quilt winding down...despite the fact that I'm not close to being done. Each microspool has a background fabric, and I cut "a few" different ones and choose a background for each spool.  At this point, with each spool matched to its background, I am at least past the phase of cutting the background bits. 

Next, I stack the spool bits with their backgrounds and take them to the sewing machine.

Here is a small sample from the last batch of a hundred or so microspools.

And here is the neglect that accrues when I make microspools. After Buddy's recent trip to the vet for a teeth cleaning, Buddy now prefers neglect. That said, the vet assistants adored Buddy and gushed about how sweet and adorable he is. This is in contrast to Molly who they described as "wiggles and squirms" which is vet assistant code for "I'm glad I had my tetanus shot." Also, when Molly came out in her carrier after her visit, everyone in the waiting area had to put on ear protection.