Saturday, August 16, 2014

Friday Night Sew In

http://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/fnsi-sign-ups-for-friday-night-sew-in.html

For this FNSI, I decided to work on a quilt I had started as a 'Block-a-Day' project his past spring. If I had kept up with actually making a block each day, it would have been done by the end of June or July (I can't remember when the end of the project was). However I didn't even come close to keeping up. The furthest I got was 5 of the green blocks:) So I decided to pull that back out and give it another go.

Here is where I started
Last night was a case of the 2 steps forward- 3 steps back when it came to sewing.  I had some of the blue fabric cut and got started on that, but then ran out of small white squares. So I cut out more big and small white squares and decided to go ahead and cut the grey squares as well. Then I realized that I did the points on the blue squares in the wrong order from how I did the green ones. I want them to match up, so I started over. Then I decided I was done for the night!! I did a bit more sewing this morning and I'm feeling much better now:)

Where I left off
I ended up with 5 green blocks and 5 blue blocks and enough grey and white squares to make lots and lots of blocks:) Next time I'll be ready to really get something done!!!
 
I did have fun with this and I'm planning on joining in on the next FNSI.

7 comments:

Cath said...

You achieved such a lot Shannon even if it felt like walking backwards. If it makes you feel better, that is how my days in the sewing room usually turn out....two steps forward, 1 step back :)

Michelle Ridgway said...

You have ended up with lovely blocks despite the step backwards. Well done!

Valspierssews said...

The stars look really pretty. A good project for once a month.

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Rachel Slote-Brown said...

The blocks look great even if they took more time than you would have liked. The final quilt should look really nice.

Mary K said...

Your colors look great. It is always hard for me to return to a project that I have put aside.

Fiona said...

Hello, popping in via FNSI ... such lovely blocks.. they are bold and beautiful...
Hugz

Rosie said...

Great work so far, can't wait to see this one completed.