The return of the quilter

Can you believe it? I'm posting on the blog.

First, let me say that I do like the cowl you made me, so much! It is a gorgeous color, and so soft, and so perfectly made. I like to wear cowls with big coats, which doesn't match with Houston. But, I have been wearing it here! :D PS, the red scarf was Aunt Nina's, which is part of why it's my favorite.

Second, your other comment makes me realize that I haven't done housekeeping in a long time; I didn't post a photo of the finished quilt (which has actually become a comforter cover with cute buttons) or claim it as a finished project (fixed). I had some baby presents on my 'to-do' list for children who are now ~6 (deleted). I went through my stash the other day and found all kinds of beautiful fabric and yarns that I had forgotten all about, so I need to brainstorm some new projects. And we haven't been keeping stats in nearly two years, though I think we agreed over Christmas that the salsa-sending has lost its urgency?

Third, I have a new project, and I have made lots of progress on it already (sorry for hoarding). In fact, I'm nearly done. My college roommate has a new baby, and I am making a quilt for them. She picked the pattern (11x11 blocks, but it looks like 10x10 because the 11th row and column is all black, so that's how I'm treating it to make it easier) and colors (in general terms; I picked the fabric, mostly out of things I had in the house). I'm feeling clever because I first made long strips of the blocks in one direction:

and then cut them up

  

 and sewed them back together the other way
















so it went quickly. And, because I have decided that getting it done in a timely manner is more important than it being perfect (and anyway, that's how they'll know it's from me and not a store), I'm letting little imperfections go. So, I have 7 of 9 10x10 blocks done (here are 6) and only 9 seams left to go to complete the last two blocks; then I'll sew them together with the black, get some batting and wrap it up! Very exciting.

Time spent:
Sat, Jan 17th: 5 hours
Sun, Jan 18th: 7 hours
Mon, Jan 19th: 5:15 hours
Mon, Jan 26th: 3:50 hours
today: 2:45 hours

Total thus far (and thus the total for this quarter): 23:50 hours.
Catherine