Back on my sewing table: Night on the Tiles in Manchester

I've not done anything with this in eleven months and my next retreat is a few weeks away. My original plan and aspiration had been to have this quilt finished by the next retreat but that has gone out the window.

Now my goal is to have the top finished. And it's still a long way off as you can see here:



The border alone will provide me with no end of fun, trying to determine the size of the squares ....

Scrappy Logcabin from binding left-overs

So I've made my binding and had little bits left over ... which I turned into this block .. which I really quite enjoyed, especially because I now have a cutting table where I can cut strips to size without having to rearrange my work space. Which prompted me to contemplate immediately making blocks like those from project left overs ... which caused me to question my sanity a bit.

Ah ... that's what it's like on holiday: very little stress and lots of crazy ideas ;-)

All essentials in place

and I am ready to sew again.

First up: two bindings,

my Night on the Tiles,

a pillow case

a baby quilt ...

And an IBOL and a yarbol are on their way to Holland.

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Recycled Quilting - other people's progress

while I am dragging my feet, Anita is making excellent progress:
http://bloominworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/let-them-wiggle/.

For six weeks I have been struggling with getting my quilting vibe back and this was meant to be the project to do it for me ... but with my sewing room not yet up and running and us on the trot every weekend, I find it really hard to motivate myself beyond folding laundry.

But there is light at the end of the tunnel: I'll be off work for two weeks and I intend to sort out my sewing room and get on with my projects: ... I desperately want to finish my Night on the Tiles top for this year's retreat!

Support the Iraqi Bundles of Love

Kristin and her husband are sending Bundles of Love to Iraq. Find out more here:
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I am planning to participate as well.

Instead of cleaning up my craft room ....

... I am surfing and finding excellent tutorials such as the "Friendship Bag Tutorial" on Rachel's blog.