Warned you that today would be about the sewing I did on Sunday. Well, I may not have specified sewing, but you probably knew anyway. ME and I went to one of the local quilt shops (JQ) for a Super Bowl sew-in. There were far more sewers than I anticipated, but it all worked, of course. After all, these are quilters I'm talking about. The only downside was that I didn't get a chance to talk with some friends that were seated in an out of the way place (Hi, Pam and Mary!). That was more my fault than anything else because I "got my mojo back" and spent my time industriously sewing.
After Sunday, I really feel that I have passed through the Valley of Post-Holiday Distress and Meh-Feeling. Here's why I think that way:
I managed to make seven and a half blocks before it was time to pack up and go home, yeah!!! The half block was my brain telling me it was time to pack it in because I made a mistake and sewed the star points to the wrong color. Definitely time to quit.
This is a Kim Diehl pattern that ME and I are both making (I altered the weight of the churn dash as I prefer this version). ME and I chose the fabrics to use but not how they would be used so our color combinations will be different. For every block I make, I sew an identical second block to give to ME. Theoretically, we'll each have enough blocks for a bed-sized quilt faster, and the color combinations will make the quilt more interesting. We are calling it our Girlfriend Quilt. She makes half of mine, and I make half of hers.
We will each do our own version of the applique block that is the centerpiece of this quilt. I may be ahead on the churn dash blocks, but ME will finish the applique before I will have even designed mine!
We switched places in the "nothing's working for me today" phase yesterday. While I sewed, ME socialized. It happens that way for all of us sometimes. I just hope that it doesn't last for her as it did for me. Maybe tomorrow's Crazy Quilt Class will help her get her groove back.
Yes, you did get a lot done and my quilt is coming along nicely thanks to you. One of these days I will find my mojo and get caught up on the blocks. I sure hope it's soon!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd crazy quilt class - can we say I'm looking forward to it and have no idea what's in my bag since I haven't looked at it in ages!!
See ya later, ME