Making Progress

What a week! Wednesday was a slow day of trying to get back to normal after the holidays. I did cut my red center squares and laid out the units to piece together four of Block A. Unfortunately, I didn't sit down to sew until evening after getting some truly wonderful news about the health of someone dear to me. My sewing was slow and deliberate while trying to process the emotions I had put on a shelf for several weeks pending the outcome of input from a specialist. I think I only completed 2 of the 15" finished squares. I was emotionally and physically drained and cannot honestly know for certain how many were completed. Thursday brought another session of pt and then a second viewing of "Les Miserables" with my kids. While I really wanted to get my sewing accomplished, spending time with them before they go back to college is much more important to me. I did manage to slip downstairs after we came home and got two more square finished. Yeah! Friday brought a list of errands with sewing time squeezed in as well. By the end of the day, my total was up to 10! It was a busy and very productive day. Today I finished the remaining six Block "A" units for a total of 16 and laid out all 9 Block "B" units. As I make this post, three of the nine are complete.


Here is a peek at my works in progress.


Here is what I have learned this week ...
*Pay attention to the pattern. It is easy to twist a piece into the wrong direction if you are not careful.
*Unsewing is a part of sewing. Go with it! If it's easier to just cut new pieces, that's ok, too!
*Sewing this many small units together is like an international flight. Sometimes you need to get up and walk around to stretch your body and clear mind.

Tomorrow's goal is to complete the remaining six Block "B" units and begin laying out the entire quilt top. WOW! Can't believe how much fun this has been. Staying on track for quilt top to be pieced for a reveal to my Bee on Wednesday.