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What I'm working on: a flu is only good for hand-stitching

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We (that is, me and the kids) have been home now for a while with the "daycare flu". I've been unable to use my sewing machine, because I've been feeling too tired and achy. My nose has been runny, so of course my asthma makes itself known by lots of mucus in my lungs. The kids have been coughing too. *sigh* But, I did manage to get a few things done.

Finished quilt: the Autumn Kingfisher quilt

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Quilt details Name, Recipient, Size, Start/Finished date, Pattern and Fabrics used "Autumn Kingfisher" for myself 142 x 142 cm (length x height). 22.7 - 13.10.2018. The Kingfisher quilt ( link 1 and link 2 ), for the stitch-along event from 16.5 - 23.7 during the summer of 2018 by Rachel Houser (of  Stitched in Color ) and Jodi Godfrey (of  Tales of Cloth ). About the fabrics used for the quilt top Background Six different neutrals, all donation or second hand fabrics. Border 1 A red solid that came in a scrap bag bought second hand (at Fyndis). Border 2 Same as the triangle ends in the center, a donated fabric from Annikki Fogström. Border 3 Brown with speckled dots, bought second hand at Combolina flea market. EPP-triangles Oakie Doakie fat quarter bought at a garden/outdoor flea market in Raumo during the Pitsiviikko-event. EPP-hexagon flowers A plethora of scrap fabrics in light brown, oranges, neutrals and pinks. Also a few hex...