I was looking at my posts at the beginning of this thread. Boy, did I have big dreams! Those drawers full of PHD's I was going to start quilting this year are all still PHD's except for one. I did finish the binding on 2 small quilts that just needed hand sewn to the back, and have the binding sewn to another 2 larger quilts, ready to hand sew to the back. And I did complete 2 new quilts. Now I'm trying to get my numbers finished for my Block of the Week that has been put on hold most of this year. It will start back up in January. The blocks are now pieced. I just have to photograph them so I can crop the outer seam allowance and try to remember how to add them to my web page. While making these blocks I was thinking about a setting for the alphabet and number blocks. I wanted to keep it simple, but simple doesn't seem to be in my vocabulary. So now I need 8 more blocks, 2 rows of border blocks, and 71 setting blocks which will be strip-pieced using 2 fabrics. After adding additional borders this will make a twin size quilt. It won't be near as fancy as the 2014 BOM but it is as close as I will get to making it since I absolutely cannot add any more projects right now. I think maybe I need to sign up for the January retreat so I can finish this quilt. And now it's time to pack away the fall decor and see what I can do to add a little Christmas to my in town home. All of my decorations are at my country home still in boxes and they are not coming back. I did keep a skinny tree here and I can shop my store for a few decorations. And maybe Hobby Lobby has something on sale to dress up the mantel.
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