Simplifying

Life got a little too busy during the holidays and I set the Sisters Ten BOM blocks aside.  I was finally able to get the quilt top put together last week during the nights my husband was on call.  (The poor guy had 5 days of 24 hour call, working a total of 112 hours last week- Ouch.)

I'm not quite hard core enough to go outside in the negative wind chill to take a pretty picture, so this is what we're left with for a picture of the quilt top.  I had to go grocery shopping last night, and I thought I had frozen my eye brows off.  It was so cold the latch on the trunk of my car wouldn't work after I had opened it to put in the groceries.  It kept popping open.  Crazy.  I just wasn't willing to brave that type of cold again for a picture. 

Last year I was part of 2 virtual sewing bees and 2 quilt-a-longs, but it was a little more than I could handle.  I committed to all of them before I added on church responsibilities and another child, so this year I've decided to pick just one quilt a-long, and only stay in one of my sewing bees. I'm trying to take my own advice and simplify!

I will continue on with the Wish Sewing Bee Circle of do.Good Stitches, and I've chosen to do Leah Day's Building Blocks Quilt Along, because it works on piecing and quilting.  I've got my fabrics all pulled and ready to start for the quilt along, so I'm excited.  My goal this year with this quilt along is to really master the hand and foot coordination with my pedal as I quilt.  I use my auto speed a ton just because I'm so lousy with the pedal, but it hinders accuracy with intricate designs, so I really do want to conquer this hurdle. 

Other projects

do.Good Stitches- up to date

Christmas quilt - ya, it still hasn't been touched...

Upcoming projects

3 Baby Girl Quilts
Madrid Temple Wholecloth Quilt

Stats for the Week:
New projects - 0
Completed projects - 0
WIP- 3

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