YesterYear Challenge

Today is the scheduled sewing day for those old projects that have been neglected and packed away.

Christine has set up a great monthly challenge to pull them out, dust them off & get them finished!

Here's how my day went:

I couldn't wait to get home from soccer today.

My plan was to get started on my Cinnamon & Nutmeg quilt as soon as I got back from soccer.

I cleaned the kitchen table off.

I got out my fabric strips.

I got my mat, rotary cutter & rulers.

I set the ironing board up in the kitchen & plugged in the iron.

I pulled out my notebook that has all of my instructions in it.

I was ready to go!

And then, I started reading...

I thought I would have to cut a few things before I started sewing...

But, NO!

I had to cut...

...and cut...

...and cut some more!

Four hours later,

I have cut:

40 large diamonds.

10 large half-diamonds.

20 large triangles.

93 sashing diamonds.

18 sashing triangles.

12 sashing half-diamonds.

And 50 of my 216 total sashing strips.

I guess I need to pay more attention to the instructions from now on.

Did you ever wonder why they always say: "Read all instructions before starting the project?"

Now I know!  

I think I knew it before, but I'm a slow learner.

Maybe this is why we often have so many unfinished projects laying around.

So, since I have 4 whole bobbins wound, I am going to get busy on Kerrington's quilt (which has been sorely neglected since soccer started).

I might even work a little on all those blocks that are cut but not assembled for my Sow Along with Randy.

Just heard the Whippoorwills!  

I love to listen to them at night!  

So glad they are back!

'Night, y'all!