It's Just The Way I'm Wired

Over the past 24 hours - give or take - I have worked on three different quilts, drafted for two different blog posts, and dreamed about scheduling the next half-dozen or so quilts on my to-do list. I know it appears to be utter madness to some, but I truly think I am wired operate in this sort of chaos. Flitting from task to task doesn't seem to impede my productivity. I suppose it could be more efficient to stick to one thing at a time, but what's the fun in that?!

First, I have a quilt to bind. I quilted it on Thursday (click here for details), but I'd not prepared the binding nor trimmed the quilt. That was among my first tasks yesterday. I am currently half done with hand stitching it - two sides done, two to go.

Still pretty much spread out across my sewing space is the reproduction version of Spring Dreams. (Since it's so clumsy typing out 'reproduction version of Spring Dreams' all the time, it's new name is Pioneer Dreams.) I am in the row-sewing phase of the process; it is easier to manage sections rather than the entire top, so I will make three sections that will then go together to form the top.

One section is done (above). Two rows and three sashings as of Friday morning. I sewed together one more sashing and two more rows, and have attached a sashing and a row (below). Next I will add the other row and then make and add another sashing for a second completed section. (Talk about chaos! Did you follow all of that??) Pioneer Dreams will soon be a quilt top!

The third quilt I worked on is a brand new one. I've only referenced it very briefly here - the Frankfort Girls are all making the same quilt, so we are doing it together next week in a 3-day mini-camp at Terry's house. In order to make the most of our camp time, all the cutting is done beforehand. That means pulling fabrics. Let's have a look at what I came up with.

First, note this picture of the quilt we are making. I have my book ordered, so I can only show you a picture of a picture from Becky's book, County Seat Quilts by Julie Hendricksen and Vickie Gerike. Based on that picture, here are my fabrics - all from the stash.

Some of these fabrics are very old - aged to perfection, wouldn't you agree? Some are cut into, others are in-tact fat quarters, other still are remnants of yardage cuts. That dark piece in the mix is gray - even though it looks sorta' blue. I hope it will look gray in the quilt.

Here's another view - I think this will be quite pretty. I am not typically one to make Halloween-themed projects, but this is subtle enough to suit me. I like that each pumpkin has a star in it; that makes it seem more quilty than Halloween-y. *eehh??*

So, welcome to my normal, squirrel-like stitching and planning - that's what's going on over here. *smile*

Hope you are having a super Saturday! It is absolutely gorgeous here today!

Happy Quilting, Friends!