#because who has time and skill to do it perfectly and fancily

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Today, in what I'm going to call #cutrecrafts: first quilted rectangle!

Yesterday I cut 14 basic rectangles to sew while watching tv. I washed them (because I know you are supposed to wash fabric before sewing) and I didn't iron it at any point because I don't have an iron (I know you should always iron while sewing). I do have a thimble (porque costurera sin dedal, cose poco y cose mal y yo ya estoy bajo mínimos).

Anyways, that is merino wool from my parents' sheep, as clean as I could possibly get it (it was so fucking dirty). I washed it myself, opened it, took out as much shit as possible and combed it. I say "open" as a different verb from "comb" because in Spanish those are two different things but in English they seem to be the same?

The white fabric is an old sheet that is full of holes and the patterned fabric is something I bought years ago maybe for a skirt or a shirt? Who knows. I don't even remember buying it. Both seem to be cotton.

I pinned it and then basted it to sew it. I tried to sew it from memory (I watched a youtube tutorial yesterday). I know I didn't do it right but whatever it is I'm doing doesn't look so bad and does the job. I will try other ways to sew it for next rectangles. I might even rewatch that tutorial.

Final result!! It's a bit groovy in the picture but it looked much more rectangly in real life. I feel it will be a warm blanket some day.

I am not getting a lot of wool, I could probably fit in more if it was felt but I am not getting into that, so this will have to do.