Color-coded stash!
My sister came in town this week for Thanksgiving and brought me a garbage bag full of ’scrap’ material. I thought they’d be little shreds, but they were all pretty large pieces! I’d say most of them were at least a fat quarter, some bigger. I spent the day organizing them, along with my own stash to make a nice, color-coded stash shelf.
I was ridiculously giddy after this task. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for so long, but I have so many works in progress that when I have time to sew, I want to sew.. not organize.
So much sewing was done over the Thanksgiving holiday that I was a little burnt out, so I cleaned the sewing room and organized everything.
With the help of my mother and sister, I’ve almost completed the baby quilt for my nephew. It was ambitious - even though it’s only 36×36, the pieces are tiny and I probably bit off more than I can chew. Oh well, the top is finished and it’s ready to be quilted. Alright, that’s a lie.. I started quilting it and decided my free-motion wasn’t looking good so I spent about 2 hours last night picking out the stitches. I think I’ll practice more and try it again soon.
I also have 45 pinwheels that I need to piece together for my Civil War Crossings quilt. I love that material, but I’m stressing over how to arrange the triangles. Do I really want pinwheels? Do I want to make it Flock of Triangles? I’ve got the triangles ready but I have to figure out the layout, which is the most stressful for me.