Rolling the dice again.

 So, last week I read that you should blog consistently and that when you have an idea, go ahead and enter the information in a draft.  That is what I have done with this post.  (the original post begins at the **) Then yesterday there was a bump in the old proverbial road.  I was so proud of myself for my accomplishments since I rolled the dice last week.  After finishing the binding and label on the retreat girls I started piecing the back for Fish Tails.  Making really good progress and I have a plan.  I am using all of the leftover fabric on the back.  While I was turning the sewing room off for the day, I looked up at the flimsy on the design wall thinking how am I going to quilt it?  When BAM!!! It hit me.  Right in the face (see picture).  Do you see it?  Normally I would just leave it, but this time I just can't!!  I want to put it back in tub #4 and wait for its time to come back up. UGH!!

** I have felt that I have accomplished nothing while working on so many projects all the time.  Last week, I decided to start rolling the dice again.

I have a few obligations, like the Summer Moon QAL that our guild is doing.  I suggested this pattern, so I am making the sample blocks each month.  I started to make a scrappy one along with everyone else but have since scrapped that.  And then our Thursday group is making a By Annie bag and for some reason I am "leading" that one too.  

So Thursday when I returned from stitching, I rolled the dice.  #4.  That tub had a kit that was purchased at Hancock's of Paducah during quilt week in 2022.  It's called Fish Tails. Some of the blocks were partially done and as of Monday, the flimsy is complete and the binding is ready.  

Fixed in time to roll the dice again.

Plus, I completed my weekly and monthly obligations before I started working on it.  I will add it to the ever growing "to be quilted" pile and reload tub #4.  I will be rolling the dice on Wednesday going forward.  Today I rolled #5.

And I put the binding and label on the quilt retreat girls.  Posted about here and here.  A sneak peek at the label.  I will post a picture of the completed quilt after I reveal it to the participants of the retreat.  This block is mine.

My goal was to get this done by our November meeting which is on the 14th.  But we are planning a trip to visit with our son and his family from the 6th through the 12th.  Then I have some medical tests on the 13th.  Goal has been reached.

And I will leave you with the beauty in my own back yard.

I wish my camera gave them justice.  And I guess fall is my favorite time of the year because the next picture is one of my favorite scenes.

I love to see the leaves on the ground and we have watched the leaves fall.

Until next time,

Wishing you more stitching time than I will have.

Rose

Retreat 2024 is in the books

 It was retreat time and a good time was had by all.  I stole these photos from our Facebook page.  Thanks, Martha, for taking them.

Our location.  We occupied the entire lower floor and meals were served in the upper floor.

And the view.

The weather couldn't have been better.

This is my mess which didn't change much for most of the weekend.

We all made laundry bags to put in our suitcases.  That was a fun project.

We always have a "goody" bag for each attendee.  I made ByAnnie project bags for each one.  Then four of us added goodies to each bag. 

When I was making these bags, I planned to make 20.  So, I pulled fabric for all of them and put it in a tub.  Since we only had 13 attending the retreat I didn't complete the rest of them.

Today's organization challenge over at Prairie Moon Quilts is to put away stray fabric.  Besides the 14 fabrics from the additional 7 project bags, there are other piles of fabrics that need to be put away.  Thank you, Shelly, for the much needed challenge.

Until next time....

Wishing you more stitching time than I will have.

Rose