Pinwheels pieced!

The first pinwheels have been officially made! I've sewn 4 of the horizontal strips together (on left in the photo), and have two more sets of two that are ready to be sewn together (bottom right); the remaining 8 strips are waiting to be kicked off (pile top right).

I had ambitious plans to get all 20 rows put together this weekend, but I am behind on the work I get paid for, and then the other work I volunteer to do (but am still accountable for), so I cannot dedicate as much time as hoped to sewing. Alas! However, they do come together pretty fast; we'll see how many more I can get to.

I also had a lovely walk this morning, catching up with an old friend. While walking through the open space, I found myself going the opposite direction of a (small) herd of cattle (here's the second half). Two babies took a good look at me going by! They did not know what I was all about. :P

Next week I will be away from home, so hopefully I will make some progress on the peacock. I also need to make a plan for what project I will take with me on a big trip coming up - more than 2 weeks, including a fair amount of time on planes. We shall see!

- Catherine

Pushing on with the peacock

Mini-progress to report for this week - I've finished the two strips of quilt squares that I was working on last week (only 4 left), and I made some good progress on the peacock's flair during a business trip last week (see?). The mishap in the green border that I mentioned last time proved more challenging to address than I expected; hopefully it won't be too noticeable in the end.

Evil twin will be traveling himself this week, so hopefully I will fill the time with some crafting!

- Catherine

Pieces of pinwheels

Well, I did not make the pajama pants, or regroup on my next projects. Le sigh. Nor did I finish the quilt top, but I made a lot of progress! I finished all of the quilt blocks, and ironed them open, and laid them out to design how all of the pinwheels will interconnect. I think it will look great! See? The pattern definitely used lighter fabric for the entire gradient, so this one will be darker in general and maybe the gradient is not as obvious, but it's ok. You can also see helpful cat is helping. :P

Then I pinned all those individual squares together, and am nearly done sewing them into strips. See? Some of the last ones in progress are in the top photo; the completed strips are laid out on the bed below (the pattern is also there, for comparison). 300 seams overall, oof. Then I sew the strips together (15 big seams), easy! Ha ha.

Hopefully will get more time on this next weekend - will be a busy week of travel and singing and biking!

- Catherine