Time to Get a Move On

 

With October nearly over I am really starting to worry about my progress on this Christmas gift.... or lack thereof. 

 

There is this wonderful moment on Fridays, late morning, when I clear off the school table and claim it for sewing projects.  I am going to seriously bang out a lot of work on this quilt this weekend.  I have a few hours before the hubs gets home from work today, and tomorrow he is going hunting so I am going to make progress! 

 

Here I go.

 

Swoon Blocks

I have all of my blocks sewn now. 

I am so relieved.  Some of the sashing is attached, but I needed to set this quilt aside for sanity's sake. 

Now I am working on some sewing for December- a couple of small Christmas gifts, and a preschooler's birthday gift.  I may or may-not have turned on Christmas music when I got started.  And I may or may-not have loved it! 

Excitement for Next Year

I am so excited!  I stumbled upon a post about this quilt along yesterday morning, and after thinking about it all day, I signed up for the kit last night.  This quilt looks so fun, and I love that the blocks aren't paper-pieced, plus the quilt along will benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital.  How great is that?!  Now I am looking forward to February!(once it's -20 out everyday I will probably change my tune)

 You can read all about it over at Fat Quarter Shop's Blog.  

As far as current sewing, these swoon blocks are coming along...one at a time.  I have three left, but high hopes to change that this afternoon!

BREAKING NEWS

 I am so relieved!  After MONTHS of searching I've finally found a backing for the new quilt I have planned for the monster.  

A loooooong time ago I was gung-ho when I went out to shop for fabric.  I did really well with the prints for the top.  I even found a binding!  

Finding a backing however, was a huge challenge.  Mainly because I knew what I wanted... a blue/green plaid.  Last night I was reading a blog and saw it.  A perfect plaid!  

I am very excited about this development, and I am so glad I didn't settle.  

I am also itching to start on something with the precuts I have collecting in my cabinet! I won't of course until I get my WIPs finished up.

Sewing Giant Swoon Blocks

 The past couple of days I have been back at the swoon block sewing.  These blocks are so darn huge!  I downloaded a new audio book though!  I am 28 chapters in, sewing, and feeling more like myself!  

Still taking it one block at a time.

I did take the advice of my Aunt Susan recently, and I laid all of my folded quilts out to breathe.  She told me to stack 'em right up and let them lay out for a week or so.  It was scary pulling out the quilts from all of the places I keep them stashed.  The hubs kept joking, "what if they break the guest bed?"  I didn't think it was cute.  

It turns out I had 59 quilt stacked here.  Then a count of quilts being used led us to the startling discovery that we own 66 quilts.  Even though several are wall hangings(maybe 15), I was alarmed. 

Lucky for my sister.

 I was making the swoon blocks thinking, this can't be #67....... So now she will get the beautiful Swoon quilt for her birthday.