Rectangles and Triangles

So I finished up the blocks for this month's Block Lotto and just have to post about them there:

And I also sewed together the remaining scraps from the guild into ninety HSTs and stitched them together:

It measures 13.5"x11.875".  Wonderful Husband isn't keen on that black triangle near the center, but for me it was an exercise in using up all the scraps.  And now that they're all used up and into flimsies, I'm hoping to get to a bigger project.  Three weeks until my project workspace goes away.  Go!

Finally Friday

The reorganization of the sewing nook has taken it out of me.  However, it's now mostly done... just the one heap of stuff lined up along the back of the sofa that needs to be sorted through and dealt with.

That said, how is it that I keep getting rid of huge heaps of stuff and it never makes my remaining stuff take up any less room????

Grar.  Whatever.  In celebration, I finally took 3" off the too-long Lilo and Stitch pyjama bottoms I'd made Wonderful Husband for Christmas.  And yesterday I got some stitching time in and got these two sets of blocks finished:

The first set is a Rail Fence variation for Block Lotto. I already had my box of 2.5" squares by the machine for a scrappy Double Irish Chain I'm slowly working on, so why not?  The white strips are from the leftover scraps of the dishtowels that had the embroideries for Nancy's Quilt.

The second set, the blue Friendship Stars, are for the Orange Grove Quilters Guild block of the month for next month.  The blue came from this set of scraps that I snagged from the Orange County Quilters Guild freebies table:

(And, no, this is not the reason why the sewing nook refuses to compact.  Most months I don't get anything. My theory is that rearranging everything makes it fluffier.)

I've pulled out the next time-sensitive project, a block for the President's Quilt for OGQG, which will also come from the above set of freebie scraps, but it's that time of month so we'll see if I can get any sewing in today or not....

Busy Busy Busy!

Ugh.  I've been pushing through on some projects recently because they have deadlines coming up.  For instance, I made up ten scrappy Noon and Light blocks for Block Lotto for April (the limit is nine, but they were easiest to make by pairs so I donated the extra):

And apparently I won the Lotto for the month, so at some point I'll have 27 more blocks heading my way!  I did a quick counting sketch, and I think a sashed on point setting might give me a nice quilt... and only need me to make four more blocks.

I also typed up and sent out the April meeting minutes for my guild.  Officers meeting tonight!  I need to print out copies.

Yesterday I cleared off my doubled sewing table (I have my Singer 15 set up in front of my grandmother's sewing desk so I have a large surface to support quilting).  Right now I have Nancy's Quilt under the needle.  I got all the gold frames and border done (straight-line quilting) and all the blue string blocks (free-motion back and forth lines across the strings).  If I can quilt the six embroidered panels, the outer border, and get the first pass of sewing on the binding done today, I'll be good.  Mother's Day is just over a week and a half off, and I'll still need to hand-sew down the binding, make and attach a label, wash and dry and deliver the quilt.  Augh!  (And this weekend is scheduled to be Toilet Training Boot Camp for Squiddle, so I need to be done by then.)

Plus I have writing class tomorrow night (60 pages to edit), Member's Prom at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific on Thursday night (okay, just an excuse to go on a date and dance with my husband a bit), and Limited Class selections are due for Costume College by Friday.  Plus I need to write up a handout and sew up a few samples for Block of the Month for guild on next Tuesday, and get everything prepped for taking a workshop class next Thursday.  Busy busy busy!