I was overwhelmed by a messy sewing room (whole area of the garage is my office/sewing/storage and it is awful!). I need to go through and organize/toss things and finish putting away Christmas.
Warning - might cause stress! Yes, I REALLY need to go through things and toss and simplify.
First though, I found the Birds in the Air blocks and counted them. 198! Each is 6.5 inches unfinished so 6 inch finished. If I want a 90x90 quilt top for the bed, then I need 15x15 = 225. 225-198 = 27 blocks needed to finish up this into a top!
Now that, is a very reasonable number! That project is now not so overwhelming. I have multiples of greens and blues so I don't need to add any more of those. What if I added 6 of each of these colors - pink, yellow, red, purple and 3 orange? 27 blocks.
I think that will work!
Sorry, just had to get the thoughts down before they ran out of my head!
Now to wrap and tuck away all the ornaments off the tree and then all the other Christmas things back into their boxes.
I hear the family thinks I need to make dinners again starting tonight. I got a bit of a break while sick as I was not hungry! I did make myself some beef and vegetable soup with barley on Friday night. (I make the barley separate and add a little into the bottom of the bowl each time). I cleared out the crisper of onion, celery, carrot and whatever else was in there got thrown into the soup!
I went to get groceries on Sunday.... and then had to clean the fridge before I could refill it. Things got tossed, wiped down and then filled with fresh fruits and vegetables and cheeses. The freezer is full of things so just need to supplement with the fresh things. I think today will be roasted veggies and pasta for dinner. Maybe I'll make some quick bread or popovers. I've been craving popovers and have not made them to go with my soup yet. I'll bet they would be yummy with pasta!
We have a cold front going through right now. The mid 70's are long gone and it will be highs in the 50's tomorrow. Right now, it is very windy and rainy. I'd better tuck away some of the Christmas things before it is time to start dinner.
I did make the lego sewing machine that came in my MSQC box yesterday. The wheel on the right moves and everything! I will admit, I have been playing with it and talking to Chuck the duck!
3 comments:
you have been busy for sure - sometimes we need to be drastic in the sewing room and get rid of things I know I feel like that sometimes here.
Wow!! Only 27 more blocks and you think that is easy-peasy--;))))
I am impressed with your energy!!
I am having more thoughts about my WIPS now--I can see how some may be cut up into "made" fabric to use as borders...and
I am going to take them a few at a time.
Right now I have "Strawberries" runner (which needs a backing chosen), Large Ojos runner [also need a backing] ,and those improve blocks with the appliqued flowers on my wall--I will work on these 3 for a bit...
I also want to continue on my Christmas ojos 4" tiny blocks to finish using up those Christmas scraps--
This should keep me busy!! I am feeling better this evening after the "shock and awe" of all those WIPS!! hahaha--hugs, glad you are feeling better
Julierose
That's amazing that you have so many of the BITA blocks and didn't realize it! That will be a fun quilt. 50s sound good to me - we're in the 20s and it's snowing! I guess it really is January!
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