I mentioned in December that we are selling our home & moving to a tiny apartment while we sell & buy. I don’t know how long this will take as the hubby is still finishing up some renovations, so it looks like listing will be done by end of January. As I was contemplating how I’m going to do RSC this year with all my scraps packed up, Angela said in her post to make it work for you. So I will! I went through all the projects I brought to the apt & made a list so I would know what I have because I’m only going to sew these projects while I’m here.
The list!
I didn’t take a photo of Songbook before taking it to the quilter last week, but that was my first apartment finish. The kit was a Mother’s Day gift in 2021 from my hubby, but because of supply chain issues, it didn’t arrive until the fall. I was heavy into finishing Christmas gifts & let it lapse. I started sewing the stars in July 2022 just before surgery & the Great Fall stopped all sewing for months. So in November when I could sew again, I started slowly working on it as therapy from the stress of packing & got the blocks done & sewed together before the move. My hubby gave me a coupon for Christmas that said I could go get it quilted, so I got the borders on after Christmas & got it to the quilter! (We have a moratorium on getting things quilted during this period, but he was sweet. This quilt is for me to keep, so he decided to just do it.) I also made the binding & that’s blue for the month!
I’ve been doing this relaxing string piecing for Bonnie Hunter’s Cherry Crunch & have all 448 little blocks made. They get red corners so I’m going to put them away for the red month. Then I can play along with y’all.
My “blue” project for January is to finish the Quilts for Kids kits I checked out before the accident. I’ve had them for months now & feel guilty, so they are my priority. I got #1 done previously, but I finished #2 this week. #3 has the blocks in progress.
I finished the last of the Sweet Kisses blocks (in green), then started putting together the top for this RSC2022 project that I brought with me. I don’t love sewing big rows together, so I’ll probably do a row here & there until it’s done. But I adore it so far.
Sounds like you’re really making your apartment situation work for sewing! I love the Sweet Kisses layout. Didn’t realize you were putting the blocks on point, but of course – they are kisses!
I do love that Songbook quilt! Nice that it’s already at the quilters! I enjoyed seeing your RSC blocks and projects! You have restraint to wait for the red month to finish the Cherry Crunch blocks!!!!
Clearly, your organization and planning are paying off as you navigate your move and house sale. I love the grid approach.