Most quilters I know name their quilts. I've named all of mine and usually the name has something to do with what's happening in my life. So when I began quilting again last Spring, when Covid hit, I called all of my quilts Corona quilts, but really only this one deserves to be called Corona.
This is the 6th quilt I've made since Covid hit, and it's the only one that kind-of-sort-of resembles the virus, if you squint your eyes and look at it while standing on your head. Or not. But since it's a jumble of loud fabric scraps I think the name fits.
Pretend those are stars on that picture of the virus...surely now you can see it, right? Well whatever, this quilt will forever be known as the Real Corona Quilt, like it or not. I just finished my 8th Corona quilt top, if you're counting, and I'm starting a new one tomorrow. Why this sudden burst of activity?!?! Well let me tell you, I discovered that I CAN sew and watch Korean soap operas, while reading sub-titles, after all! This might be my one and only real talent, and I could not be more proud of myself. I tell you, it's the little things that make all the difference in life!!
I decided to audition a few spots for the Real Corona quilt...the porch was almost the spot but then I thought better of it. Someone might wander off with it, so a more secure spot was needed.
Next I tried it out in the entry, tossed over the handrail because I liked the look of it with the hydrangeas. It hung out here for a few days before I got tired of it and decided it needed to be another "deck quilt." We have several quilts on our deck because it does get cold here at night and the mister likes to sit outside in the dark and watch the bats...it's his latest obsession.
I managed to capture the mister singing Red Solo Cup to Rosie...such cute daddy-daughter bonding time. The mister didn't much care for this quilt because it wasn't big enough to cover him. It truly is a lap quilt, measuring just 58-inches square. Perhaps if the quilt didn't get "high-centered" on the mister it would have covered him better...
The backing fabric is from Hobby Lobby, if you haven't checked them out for fabric you should - they do have quality cottons and they carry the entire range of Kona solids, which can be hard to find. (The closest Hobby Lobby to me is in Issaquah.) Plus their prices are much less than quilt shops, I think this fabric was $7 a yard which is a far cry better than the $13 a yard quilters usually have to spend!
The Real Corona quilt is already a favorite - unlike the virus, the quilt is bright and happy (unlike my usual quilts!) It was made entirely from fabric I had in my stash as the fabric stores where closed when I started this one.
When the rains return and summer is just a memory, this is where the Real Corona quilt will end up - on the quilt bed in the Imaginary Baby's Room. It will fit right in with all the others, just waiting to be loved. You all have a room like this, no?
Stay healthy and wear a mask!
