Just Shy of Twenty -

I've been digging into these for just about a week.

I've not even reached 20 blocks made yet.

They are kind of fiddly with the skinny neutral strip side and the not-much-wider colored strip side, but I like how they give the illusion of curves.

Someone asked if I knew what the final quilt was going to look like before I dive into something.

Usually - NO.

I just start making blocks and let things evolve. This way I'm not placing limits as to what something could actually become.

Do you do that too? Just make for the sake of making - and then see what you can do with a pile of blocks as you go through setting options in your mind?

Brainless but soul-centering paper piecing.

I think there are several quilts in yere just waiting to be sewn.

I only got a couple of hours of sewing time yesterday as my day was filled with a much needed haircut. Boy, does that feel better!

Housekeeper Susan was working her magic on the inn and will continue until mid afternoon today when the February Quiltvillians will arrive and Season Six will begin.

I'm grateful to have the distraction of a houseful of quilters.

Left alone with my thoughts, I am often breaking down into tears these days. And there is a lot of anger. And I'm trying to deal with it.

LOL!

Not my photo - a screenshot I took of a video. So please pardon the typos that were likely due to voice-to-text by the original poster.

This is why I need quilting in my life. And maybe you feel the same?

This happened Monday - did you see it?
All Old Town parts and PDFs have been retired from the blog and my website. 
If you haven't started your Old Town yet - did you enter?
This time I even included the paint chips in the pattern. It's ALL in there, even the printable paper piecing templates for the square-in-a-square star block centers, and the small flying geese for the pieced sashings.
And YES - there is introductory pricing for those who have been waiting to start their own Old Town when it was released in pattern format.
The price is already marked 25% off and is good through 2/17/25 at 11:30pm Eastern time. No coupon needed.
International customers:  Please DO NOT USE THE BUY NOW BUTTON. It uses autofill to put in your mailing address. This causes a problem with international folks as I do not ship physical items internationally.
Instead - place the pattern in your shopping cart, and go to the cart directly to choose your payment option (Which does not use autofill) Things should work fine for you this way. You do not need a physical mailing address to receive a PDF file. Just your email.

You can also enter the Gift-Away on THAT POST.

Meanwhile - from either side of glass doors -

The only thing this photo cant convey is the growling and hissing from both sides.  You'd think they'd be tired of it by now, but nope.

So this is why we keep them separated.  If Lola is downstairs, we can let Ivy in.  If Ivy is out, Lola can come upstairs.

I feel like I"m dealing with a couple of fighting teenagers who need to be sent to their rooms.

Quiltville Quote Of The Day -

Quilting is my great escape and my solace.

You, too?