I have begun a 12-month church service mission working with FamilySearch.org that requires me to donate 12 hours/week from home. I’m happy about this opportunity but it is definitely cutting into my sewing time & I’m still adjusting. So all of you who have commented on my prodigious output can feel better that I’ll be lucky to get my projects done each month for the rest of the year. LOL Next year’s RSC plans will have to be more limited. 🙂
But what did I get done? Well, lots of aqua cutting to get ready for sewing. Tedious but necessary. This represents a bunch of blocks ready to go, so that feels good.
I sewed 3 Moda Blockheads 2 blocks, although the one on the right has a caveat. I sewed it last week with another shade of aqua instead of the white print. Every time I saw it on my design wall, I was irritated with how there wasn’t enough contrast & finally decided to pick it apart & re-make it. I cut the white print, used one of the aqua prints & sewed it together. But I was so tired when I sewed it, that I spun my 4 patches & made a totally different block! So now it’s Sue’s variation. LOL LOL
I hate to admit this, but we’re all friends here, right? I started a new quilt! Even though I’ve been swearing I would not. My local quilt store was having their big summer sale & I decided to just save some money on something I really wanted to begin. I’ve had this pattern & Melissa’s templates for a while, waiting for some WIPs to get done before I started it. (See, I have self-control!) But sale fabric!! So I bought what I needed, cut out all the squares & rectangles, cut a few of the curved pieces, pinned them while watching TV, & have been putting them under the needle here & there. My curves are not too bad & getting better. It will take me a while to finish, but that’s how I roll, it seems.
Hope your week is happy & full of aqua scrap sewing!
I love Family Search! It has been invaluable in doing my family genealogy, and I get all kinds of interesting notes from them. I’m impressed with all the cutting and organizing you’ve done for new blocks, too, Sue. You’ll be ready to sew whenever you have a moment!
FS is the best! I did a service mission 10 years ago at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for a year, doing training. This at home job doing projects for them is more my style now with all the health things going on.
I’m fascinated by how you approach your work. You seem quite well organized with cut fabric accompanied by their respective block patterns. We’ve all managed to spin a block or two. Great attitude to see you approach as a new block.