April 16 - A Reality Check

So, I suppose you might be wondering how the April "Project of the Month" is progressing. It would be herewhich would make it "none." Now that it's already the 16th, I think I'm a little behind. I had a free day today and had originally planned to cut out the pattern, but when I started clearing off the table in the sewing room, I thought it best to finish the last Christmas gift bag,then there was a gift that was 99% done that was just waiting around for a zipper, so I finished that and can now add another 2 3/8 yards of fabric to the tally--though no pictures since it's a surprise. I'd like to pretend that finishing those two projects left me with a clean project table, but that just removed the layers down to the green quilt, and since it seemed silly to pack away that stuff while it still needed to be worked on, I cut out several more blocks and I'll hope that I'm getting the new blocks in the places I need them,then when I needed a bit of a sewing break, I dug out someone who's been neglected for a while:
I'm past the armholes & almost out of the "orange zone." Yay!

Theo was certainly thrilled to have some sewing going on for a change, but he might have found a new favorite activity:
Laundry!!!

I wonder if he does windows.....

Comments

Daniele said…
I think I'm beginning to see the "method to your madness".... Seriously, though, you did exactly what I would have done. Happily going from one thing to another and forgetting (or pretending to forget) what you were there to do in the first place!

I do love that quilt. It's going to be beautiful.

Also, Theo doesn't realize how close he is to the "water therapy" again.... Hee Hee :)
April 17, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Ilix said…
So many projects so little time..... I hear ya!
April 17, 2009 at 10:59 PM
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