This and That

 

I'm surprised to discover that it's been literally weeks since I last blogged. Yes, I'm still alive.

Back when I had finished hand-piecing the blocks for Steam Punk and before the start of Halo, I needed something in the way of hand-piecing for in front of the TV in the evenings. On a whim, I started these Elongated Nine Patches. They got set aside when I started Halo and since it wasn't very long between the finish of Halo and the start of Halo 2, they had been maturing nicely in a box for quite some time. At the end of last week I finished hand-piecing Halo 2 and I remembered them and dug them out. Just in time for Impeachment 2.

As I said on Facebook, I haven't watched this much daytime television since Andrew gave up Sesame Street. Between the daytime and evening viewing, I've used up all of the background fabric that I had. The last two sides of the last block are pinned and waiting. I haven't done a final, accurate count, but I think I will have 35 or 36 or 37 of these finish-at-8" blocks. And I can't even think about putting them together because Halo 2 is on the design wall, waiting for daytime TV to end so she can be completed. Oy. I'm thinking of her as The Impeachment Quilt.

So I'm going to have to dream up something else to do by hand. Starting tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the urge to get back to Bernina grows. I have a grand plan for a Mardi Gras colors triangles quilt that I'm itching to start. And one of the bad influences in my life dear, sweet Nicole got me snookered into committing to a project of -- wait for it -- 365 paper-pieced blocks that finish at 3" each! Obviously I haven't begun that yet, although there are prolly 50 block patterns in my email at present (they arrive seven at a time). And, of course, the studio is in a terrible mess, so I have to get it all reorganized before I can attempt any of the foregoing. 

So that's the story. I'm here, Februaryish, and aimless. But healthy and content.