Two by two

I spent 45 minutes sewing up two of the three squares that were all cut up (well, 43 sewing and 2 ironing and getting out the pins and scissors and such). I'm up to 81 finished squares! I was hoping to do more this week, and even get to >15 or 20 hours, but this will do, I think, to count as a win? I hope so, as I have been dreaming of Roberto's in the last few days.

I was also thinking that I could (indeed, should) get in the habit of doing 2 squares a night. It's such a short amount of time, and then I would be able to knock the rest of the squares out in the next month. Maybe there's some end in sight to this silly quilt.

13.5 hours for me!

Catherine

Fabric vanquished!

Today I spent 1 hour, 45 minutes cutting up the rest of the fabric that I have, so I am primed and ready to make quilt squares like crazy. I also ironed the two squares that were sad and mushed, so now I have 79 fully finished squares. Tomorrow I will tackle the sewing!

I may have to buy some more fabric.

12.75 hours!

Catherine

The quilt rears it's multicolored head

Oh, yes. The quilt squares have returned from their extensive banishment to the other side of my house. Which is approximately 11 feet from my sewing machine, but still the mental separation was large. I discovered I have three squares' worth of pieces to sew up, plus I counted how many squares I have now (77 all pretty and ironed; two need ironing), and then I looked at bit at the fabric that I have. I spent about 45 minutes cutting fabric into strips, and then realized that I was really bored, so that's enough for today.

The deep philosophical question I will wrestle with overnight is, am I really going to make 144 squares???

But! 11 hours. You (hopefully) can't catch me, Seester!

Catherine

Hoarding. I does it.

Okay...

Well, I realized (after prompting from Seester) that I hadn't put up any of my hours for Smallest's costume preparation.

So, here's my best accounting...

After I made the practice skirt, I was told that the finished product needed lots of "bling" so we started over with a sequined hot pink fabric for the skirt, and a new fabric for the petticoat, with more netting to generate more fluff.

The cutting and sewing together didn't take too long, but the netting has been a major pain. So I'm going to guess that it's been about 7 hours so far to get where I am now.

Currently, I've just finished putting on the teddy bear (rather than a poodle, as she's dancing to "Teddy Bear" by Elvis) and I'm about to put on the sequin trim leash. Thought about doing it by hand, but now I'm going to pull out the machine. After that, it's hair and show bow time and then I think I'm done with the costume. That's good, because the performance is tomorrow!

I'll post a picture of Smallest in her get-up.

7 hours for me. I guess that's seven hours total. Still six days to catch up...

Margie

Mohair, redux

Well, I suggested the idea that we take out the border and put in one more block, and Evil Twin was willing. So, we spent a bit of time undoing ~9 rows and rethreading the needles, and then Evil Twin did the final block. I just did one row to get the border going again (knit/purl x 5000), and now we're ready to finish it off (again).

Just 30 minutes for me, though that does take me into double digits (10.25 hours overall). Yeah!

Catherine

Miscalculating

It was not great weather this weekend, so Evil Twin and I got a chance to knit on the blanket. We were banking on the border taking more yarn than the blocks, which in fact it did not, so we ended up with almost an entire extra ball of yarn. Is it worth undoing to add in another block before closing it out? Maybe.

Hmm... maybe.

Anyway, I worked for 2 hours to do 10 rows. And in between my two shifts of 6 and 4 rows each, I went and took a nap. What a great day!

9.75 hours for me!

Catherine