How can it be the last Friday in January already? So many plans... so little time left!
Our son Micah took this picture of Elsa before we left for Mpls./St. Paul last Friday morning. She was VERY unhappy once the suitcases started to appear and buried herself within her quilt. Kind of like I did once I got back actually for several days of reading, watching movies and napping. Elsa loved every minute!
I guess that is why we make quilts. Sometimes the comfort is in making them and other times the comfort is in using them.
On Wednesday night we took down the bunk bed in Micah's room to give to a young family in need. Before I start shopping for a queen bed suitable for a 19 year old and guests during the school year though I'm rather excited about putting this empty space to use. I'll give you a hint - it's right down the hall from my Quilting Room. More later!
I finally dragged myself off the sofa yesterday for a long sewing session. I should have made backings and sandwiched these tops but I just couldn't motivate myself. Instead I played with my blue scraps and turned them into 20 slabs.
This morning I laid them out on my design wall to ponder the next step for them. When I ran out of my scraps I started pulling some not so pretty 2.5" strips out of my bins to make them bigger but I'm not too fond of them now. I'd like to get them to 12" finished blocks so I guess my choices are keep going as they are (with prettier fabrics!), sash them with a solid or unifying print or something else. Your ideas are most welcome!
I've decided I'm not going to make blocks for the RSC15 Sawtooth Star Sampler after all. Instead I'm going to focus on getting caught up with my RSC14 Sampler blocks. Fortunately I had most of the January blue blocks made and was surprised to find 5 of the 6 pink blocks completely done from last February. Can you really say something was hiding when you totally forgot they exist?
Had I not taken the time to make this list yesterday I would have made those pink blocks twice. The good news is I'm a little further along than I thought. I'm also thinking a good sort through my room is in order as well in case there are more "hidden" items laying about.
Tomorrow I'll be linking up to
ScrapHappy Saturday@soscrappy.com and I'm linking Elsa up at
Feline Friday@sarahdidit! too.
Love Elsa....she is a cutie. Blue slabs.....I think it is the wonky ones that bother me the most. Also the extra wide blue print ...maybe cut that down some as there is just too much of it.
ReplyDeleteExtra space sounds good.....I am sure you will find something to fill it up.
Cute kitty pic! Love your method of list-making. Taking note for my own use! ;)
ReplyDeletemy goodness. that's a super efficient looking list! Scary!
ReplyDeletePoor Elsa, puss cats sure know when change is afoot.
Transforming a kid/teen space into a multi-purpose adult space is a big job but can be very theraputic. At least I thought so the last time I did that. My older daughter coming home to a more adult room but my younger one did not like the change. We moved to a different house, different town while she was in college so she had to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteLove that list since I'm a list maker too. And isn't it funny how those kitties know when the suitcases come out that they are not going to be going along.
My boys just love Elsa! And I would personally keep going with prettier strips, but a solid unifying sashing would look great between blocks.
ReplyDeletePoor little Elsa. My clowder tends to panic and or jump in my suitcase while I'm packing so I just make a pile of the clothes and don't put it all in the suitcase until I'm about to leave. Looking forward to seeing the quilt studio "extension"!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteAdorable picture of the kitty! Oh...this wouldn't be a quilting machine moving into your son's bedroom?? That is exactly what I did! But I kept his twin bed in there just to be polite!
ReplyDeleteCutest kitty on the block. What a great picture. I really like the list you made. Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to do a room. Have fun with that! I have one boy gone for a month, and another going to Germany for 5 months. I WILL be shovelling out rooms ; )
ReplyDeleteOh my - busy, busy, busy - your blue blocks are lovely and I'm so impressed with your organization, might have to take a page from your book!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh... your list!! How organized you are ( is it okay to be jealous?) Love your blue Slabs! and glad your quilts could hug you.... so tough to let them go
ReplyDeleteLove how you used color pens to visually link the blocks for each month! The kitty picture is wonderful - and so are your slabs. If you aren't in love, then maybe make each of them smaller to remove the "not pretties" that are bothering you?
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cat photo!
ReplyDeleteI like your slabs. I'd sash with white and deliberately off set them -- no points to match and it would add to their wonky charm!
Love your scrappy blue blocks. I suggest white sashing.
ReplyDeleteCute kitten : )
Have fun with the room! I found some missing things when I started picking up my sewing room.... have fun playing with pinks.
ReplyDeleteI like your list for RSC14. I am doing something similar with RSC15. I hope I can stick to it.
ReplyDeleteWhat about yellow sashing? It's such a great compliment for blue.
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