PS to the lovely people at Country Stitches in EL, MI

Thanks for allowing me to show it off a little.

5,120

Someone asked me a question, and as I have been busy of late cleaning, and otherwise engaged in unquilty-like (or is it 'nonquilty-like'?) activities, I thought I would quickly answer it....then get back to work.
[moan]

The question was: "How many pieces are in the image posted of all of the quilt top so far?"
Answer: 5,120.

Alternate answer: Not enough. [sigh]

Completing just the next four blocks will mean just over one-third of the quilt top is finished! I love quilt math.

4 squares = 1/3
Of course it does.

Take that, algebra!

The phrase "biting off more than you can chew" comes to mind

Cannot believe how long it took to compile and stitch together E6, but the bloody thing is done, and this is an image of the upper left quadrant.

Enjoy....I need a drink, a - n - d to clean up once again.

Half a wish is better than nothing

In the process right now of sewing it together.

E5

Goal for today

To FINISH E5 and move on to E6.  Actually move on...as in pack up and board the plane to get well into E6 - and maybe completely finish that block and move on to E7.

Forgive me, I'm feeling a little feisty today - it's been a long, chaotic week where not a lot went right.

I just need to get back on track in oh, so many ways. Photos later.

That only took forever

Managed to finish E4 yesterday, and was getting a healthy start on pulling E5 together when one of the lights in the sewing area fizzled out.  So, at some point this morning I will move the table around to be able to replace the traitorous light, BUT (and this will sound stupid, I know)..........

I am having (of all things) a light bulb conundrum. Yes, I am truly flummoxed as to whether or not to replace the burned out bulb with one of like kind or a florescent sort.  The large backyard sort would give me the same mix of light I have been working with all this time, but the newer florescent style would be cheaper to 'burn' - and may last longer.

It's always the little things, isn't it?

Ugh

I allowed myself to become somewhat distracted yesterday while piecing together E4.

OK, in all honesty, I became COMPLETELY distracted, but for good reason, and I hope to be able to show you tomorrow - time will tell.

That said, I didn't get much more than 35 or 40 pieces into E4, and I so hoped to keep up the trend of a square every two to three days (it's helping to power through creating the rows).  But, there's a lot of cutting I need to do to saturate my palette again.  Over the course of the last several blocks I have drained what I have at the ready, and it is seriously slowing me down.  So, if I can give myself permission to use a day simply to cut and stock and stack, I should have an easier - AND QUICKER - time of it when I piece my way through the next four to five blocks.

Beth, I happily give you permission to do nothing but cut and clean and build that palette.

Great....but that will have to wait until I get back, though.  Today is a lost day.

Later, fellow quilters.

E4

Here I come.

E3

Under construction (the piecing portion) later today!

Taking a little break

In the process of piecing together E1; I am taking a little break.

Just from simply pulling together the oranges for this block, I am now ever more keenly aware of how many more pieces I will need to cut for the remainder of the row.

Holy mother of pearl...what have I gotten myself into?