Lost In The Strings...

What was I thinking?

I already had two other projects kicking off....the red/gray/neutral cardinal inspired star thing (That I'll jump right back into once the string thing is off the floor) and the Arizona sunset thing I couldn't wait to jump into after taking those gorgeous sunset photos from the top of South Mountain while visiting my dad.

I just really don't usually do this.  Get wheels spinning in too many directions - it makes me feel like I can't accomplish anything.

I admire folks who can have 97 project boxes with different things in progress, but my OCD/ADHD hyper-focusing brain just doesn't let me go that direction.  I need to see things completed at least on some fronts before I can move into another direction.

That all went out the window over Thanksgiving week with the NEED - I mean, really - A NEED to just mindlessly go to town on something.

There is always a bumper crop of string blocks in a bin around here.

The last time I went wild with a bunch was making my Kismet quilt:

Remember our Fish School Leader & Ender challenge? (Free Patterns tab)

I used those units with the string blocks from the always-on-hand bin (Which were likely leftovers from ANOTHER string project) and they worked wonderfully together.

Of course, that caused another deep dive into making the neutral string units to go with the colored ones I had on hand...it's a never-ending cycle of string love.

And then there was the table topper made from the leftovers because - there are always more leader & ender units than you need at the end, and they have to be sewn into something.

So here I am about 1 1/2 years later doing the same deep dive.

Yesterday was a crazy early morning round of "fit it all in" and I had to follow The Hubster to the auto shop to have his pick up worked on.  From there I drove us back home, I grabbed my stuff and headed over the QPO Studio for a 10:30am zoom meeting with the folks from the Quilter's Hall of Fame in Indiana!

I'm going to be featured in an exhibit that begins in May.  This is a big deal and an honor for me. I've been keeping this one under wraps until we got it on the books.  

Those of you close enough to make it to the Quilter's Hall of Fame - I hope you'll go check it out.  They want quilts from my earliest efforts (HA!) all the way through to now - about 20 quilts total pluss table runners and other small things to fill in.

By the time I got everything taken care of it was nearly mid afternoon, with some time to make the remainder of the needed blocks.

Trimming up the LAST batch.

Who remembers Donna Summer's 'Last Dance'? We'll sing "Last batch, Last batch of strings...." to that tune for kicks.

*Also Singing* "Sometimes it feels like... somebody's watching me...." 

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Pressing this one made me smile! Don't you just love the gems that are hiding in your scrap stash?

Laying in sashings.

I need to cut the shorter sashings that will surround the single blocks. There will be a couple of different ways that I can construct this -

I could add sashings to the outside edges of the rectangular blocks. Add sashings and cornerstones around the single blocks.  That will lead to less seams when webbing.

Or I could just web the entire thing and get it off the floor.  Decisions, decisions!

Zoey watching the sunrise.

It's cold today, guys.  It was 26 when I woke up.  32 is our high.  It's currently snowing. It's also super windy. I guess it was bound to happen - but I hate this stuff.

The upside is: 

The December Quiltvillians are arriving tomorrow  for our last retreat of the 2023 retreat season.

The weekend looks to be a bit warmer, but rainy. However, they won't be arriving or departing in snow so everyone can get in and out safely.

Up on deck today - Of course this string quilt needs to be assembled, but It will just lay there on the design floor for a while so I can get Part Two of the Indigo Way Mystery under way.

Be ready for that to release on Friday!

There are a few things to do at the inn - making beds, finishing up the prep of the sewing room - it shouldn't take long.

This is still going on:

Click back to the Gift-Away Post and get your entry in! I'll be drawing for FIVE winners total!

More information on the Sew Q Laser can be found on the Sew Q Laser website, and you can use coupon code Bonnie15 and save 15% through TOMORROW - so hurry!

Last chance!

Discount good through TODAY 11/28/23.

All digital patterns in the Quiltville Store and the Quiltville Etsy Pattern Shop are 30% off using coupon code DIGITAL30 at checkout.

Code MUST be used for discount to apply.

If you aren't sure where to place your code - graphics and instructions are also found in yesterday's Gift-Away Post.

And I think that's it for now.  I feel like that's enough!

How about you? What's up for your own Tuesday?

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

'I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for ALL people." ~Maya Angelou

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You are not ordinary, you are extraordinary.

Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone!