Already behind

I am determined not to make the same mistake I made last year, namely finishing a quilt at 3 a.m. the day we left for holiday travels. No, I will have all of my holiday crafting done in a timely manner this year. My self-imposed deadline is November 20. I refuse to knit for anyone but myself (and maybe Justin) during December. I spend so much of the cold weather months, those months where you're just dying for a new sweater, crafting for others. Don't get me wrong - I love giving homemade gifts, and I love making them. Just not during peak snuggly-time. I've set myself a schedule, which also includes wedding gifts and commissions, and I'm sticking to it. DO YOU HEAR ME, YARN AND FABRIC? STICKING TO IT.

Which is of course why I'm working on a quilt for myself and itching to cast on a sweater. I'm staying strong, but it's not easy. I need to focus on the prize: no stress in December.

I'm really late in sharing these pictures, but I made some blocks for our quilt guild's St. Luke's NICU project.
The only direction was color, and I did squares for the green and pink blankets and the brown and purple blankets.

All of these were taken from my stash. The blocks were supposed to be 12.5" square, and I was at 12" the first time I finished. So I removed the last layer of strips on each and made them a little bigger. This is a case where pre-planning might have been helpful.

I bought this fabric specifically for these blocks. I used the purple in Abby's wedding quilt and really loved it, and the leopard print as from the same line. I like that it's purple and brown but not girly at all.

I also got to play with my new quarter-inch piecing foot while making these blocks. I used my regular foot on the green and pink and the quarter-inch on the brown and purple. What a difference! My seams are so much straighter on the second set of blocks and I had a much easier time lining up everything.

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