Stopping and Restarting

We’re leaving town this week - John wants to go on another jazz cruise,  I should be happy about this but that means a break in my rhythm.  What is so hard about stopping is then the resuming of that rhythm.  I’m hoping that the hand project I’m taking with me will be somewhat of a continuation of a regular rhythm. 

I love winter so much.  I love being snowed in or “colded” in.  Currently our temps are negative, and the fitness center here in the condo building is allowing me to maintain a physical routine, which means I can then spend the rest of the day sewing.  This quilt is 88” x 88” and I’m thrilled that this is the first project of 2024 and that the top is completed. Already I’m thinking of how I want to hand quilt this.

This quilt top, made from the same jelly roll as the quilt above it is ready for pin basting.  And I think I want to hand quilt this one, too.  I love the backing fabric.

These fabrics above I mentioned in my last blog post.  And I love these fabrics together.  It will be my next project, and I think i know what I want to do.

 And this lovely top is almost completed.  I need to finish hand quilting the last fifth of it and then bind it.  

I’m not mentioning Sew Powerful purses, am I?  I will get back to them, but only after the voices in my head tell me to stop making quilt tops.