Facing two mystery quilts in my near future I opted to sew (not a particularly hard choice since I didn't lose power either). I had promised myself not to have so many projects going at once again. My house is too small for the clutter.
I have two outstanding quilts right now. One being the 2013 Super Bowl Sunday Mystery quilt. This quilt lost steam when I realized I had a serious fabric issue with my focal fabric.
So my first order of business was finding a new focal fabric and doing all those blocks again. I do love that red fabric.
After redoing all the focal fabric blocks I was stuck trying to remember what I had and had not done yet on the rest of the quilt. Turned out I had a lot of pieces to finish involving scrap 2x2 squares. And I mean a lot. I remember now why I skipped that step.
But as of last night I have completed all the required 12-patch blocks. That took most of the day.
Today was a gentle weather day and we even had some sun. Nim had training in the morning and the I got him a dog bagel at Einstein Bros Bagels (formally Noah's). I used to get dog bagels all the time for Rusty so it was nice to see them available again.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
Those 12 patch blocks look tedious! Nim sure is enjoying his bagel. It looks like there is some serious drool going on there.
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He was really excited. He didn't get them very often because he was too young for awhile and then Noah's stopped having them available. So it was like something new. :)
DeleteYes, I am glad the 12 patch is over.
Wow, always so impressed by your crafting ability! And bagels, I remember bagels. Sigh. Glad Nim enjoyed his!
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to find a good bagel around here. I miss all the bagel stores there used to be. But Einstein was good!
DeleteYou sure were busy on your quilts! I think that is one thing I wish I learned from my mom, sewing. So many things to make.
ReplyDeleteThe dog bagel is so cute! Looks like he enjoyed it.
It is never too late to get into sewing. I started young but was more into clothing and doll stuff when I was younger. Then I didn't sew much for quite awhile until I suddenly really got into quilting. I think the key is having it set-up at all times so you can just sew little bits here and there.
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