That's what you get for putting your craft area in a flood plain.

I've been doing some things!  Mostly non-crafty, but in small windows of time, I've been able to do some mending that has been on the pile for awhile.  The pile grew significantly, as I have children who wear skirts/children who leave dog treats in the pockets of raincoats that they then leave on the floor AND a puppy. 

Here's some mending I've done:

This skirt has some sashiko-ish embroidery on a weirdly-shaped patch.  I was lucky to have one fabric in the stash that matched the edging of the skirt perfectly.  The tear went right up to the bobbly edge, so the appliqué was fiddly, but I think I like the skirt better with the patch than without.  The sashiko stitches are done in dark purple and white, and I like how they go with the pattern of the original skirt. 

This is a raincoat - a hand-me-down that we immediately put two big holes in, when the puppy went for the treats.  The pocket is now a pocket to nowhere, but the raggedy holes are covered, and it's not terribly obtrusive. 

 

I used some leftover fabric that at least used to be waterproof - it may not be anymore, but it's still probably better than quilting cotton.  

And here's some good burying the lede: the Gnome Quilt is finished!!

The back is one fabric, with little woodland images and creatures.  

Here are some of my favorite blocks (pre-first wash):

The "love" patch is made with reverse appliqué of yellow over red, with black and red embroidery over it.  

 

And this block is one of the ones I used the cricut for - the glasses are from a file I bought off of Etsy.  Instead of piecing this face, I used a full rectangle of the background fabric and appliquéd eyes and a mouth on, because I didn't think fusing the glasses over seams would work well.  

I was planning to embroider a book under this one's arm, because it's a representation of our favorite librarian, but I decided at the last minute to go with the card catalog fabric instead. 

There are a couple of hats personalized with the cricut as well, and the blonde in blue has an asymmetrical haircut.  

I'm also knitting stuff - Christmas gifts, mostly.  This is a men's mitten.  

Happy crafting!