Wednesday as it Unfolds!

I suppose I could call this Tuesday Evening helpers -

I was attempting to move the hand quilting hoop from one section to the next, and well - someone just HAD to get into the act.

And I love it, I do.  It's precious beyond words - you can't help but smile and laugh, but just like with a toddler, things seem to take twice as long as they should, and you just can't seem to get your message across to them without them thinking they are in trouble - which she wasn't!.

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A Bit of This Round Here!

Sugar Loaf blocks in early morning progress!

I don't know about you, but I learn a lot on how to get things done, by watching other people - getting things done!

My friend Jill (Who I don't see often enough because she is in Southern California, and I am on the opposite coast in Virginia) is a master at making her available quilting time work for her.  She is SO productive.

When is her best quilting time?  Way early morning - like Zero Dark Thirty before she goes to work. 

I remember her telling me that sneaking a couple of blocks in (Maybe just an hour in the morning?) energized her through the day, made it so she couldn't wait to come back to her project the next morning giving her something to look forward to.

I took her challenge this morning.  At a bit past 6am I was at the machine - and I made TWO blocks - the brown one and the blue one.  The green one in assembly mode?  I can justify that as I used it as Leaders & Enders as the ender to the two that had just finished.

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Nearly Lemoyne & the FB Roller Coaster!

This happened over the weekend!

We had a LOVELY Saturday just perfect for a photo shoot.

The pattern writing was completed, as were the graphic drawings.

And here we are with another PDF pattern release!  (Can you tell I'm excited?)

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Exciting Things from Barbara Brackman! (Gift-Away!)

Did you know this was in the works?

A bit of backstory - I have a very loved and often used, long cherished copy of the 1993 edition of Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.  

It was $34.95 in 1993 - hard bound and heavy, and little did I know what a great investment it would be for my quilting library, and how often I would turn to it for information and inspiration.

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