I was hoping to have made more progress this last week, but two things happened that have pretty much stopped me in my tracks.
First was this:
Then there was this:
I put my foot down and nothin’ happens. The light comes on, but nobody’s home. If I jiggle the cord, it will sometimes connect and start going again briefly, but mostly it’s just time to admit defeat and take it to the repair shop. I have a small backup machine which I’m going to get out and get familiar with and at least get the binding done on my two charity quilts.
But until then, here’s this week’s progress.
Finished
Palette Builder 2 (Beta) –Â This is a huge one, as this is the project I’ve been working on for a while! We took the feedback we got on the first incarnation of the palette builder, and made a new version with more control. You can read more about it here, or just go play with it here!
F+F Blocks – I finished these off at our guild’s sew day. I’m really happy with how they came out, such fun blocks! The two dark ones are for Karen, and the two lighter ones are for Michelle which takes care of April AND May. It was nice that they both wanted the same block. 🙂
Progress
Jacob’s Heart Charity Quilt –Â I finished the second charity quilt, and Karen @ CapitolaQuilter very kindly FMQed it for me since my wrists were hurt. Thank you thank you thank you! It looks amazing. I can’t wait to show it off with the binding on!
April & Kerry’s Wedding Quilt – Fabric is ALL cut! All 3000+ pieces. I am so happy to have that done! I laid out one of the blocks to see what I was in for, and I’m just a tad intimidated by this thing. But one step at a time, and I’m sure it’ll get done. 🙂
Wonky Log Cabin Quilt – I started on a few more blocks for this, but haven’t finished them up so there are no pictures, yet!
Hopefully with the backup machine I can make some progress on things. It’s my niece’s birthday this weekend, so no sewing is likely to get done, and my two charity quilts are due next Tuesday!
Linking up to Lee @ Freshly Pieced and her WIP Wednesday link party.
-Anne
10 thoughts on “WIP Wednesday”
aaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(do you think that the first thing might have something to do with the 3000 pieces of cut fabric?)
It uh…did happen the same day that I pruned a bunch of hedges, FMQed my quilt, and cut 3000 pieces of fabric…yes. I’m sure that’s not related!! 😉
It’s actually improved quite a bit, but I’m keeping the braces on until the pain is totally gone because wrist pain scares me.
I’m very excited about the new Palette Builder!! And that charity quilt is just so happy!
Yay! I am glad you’re excited about the palette builder! Definitely let us know if you run into any issues or have thoughts on how to improve it. 😀
The rainbow charity quilt reminds me of candy. 🙂 Yummy, yummy candy… lol
I love your blocks and the charity quilt. Such fun and cheerful colors!
Thank you! The x and + blocks were so much fun to put together. It’s been a while since I’ve done something quite that scrappy. 🙂
Well now you know what NOT to do again in one day, right? Glad it’s improving and that you’re taking it easy. Glad I could lend a hand with the FMQ. Love my xPlus blocks and the new 2.0 version.
Yes ma’am! lol I mean it’s not like I tried to FMQ four quilts or something! 😉 Definitely let me know if you ever need ANYTHING. I seriously owe you one (or two or three at this point..) The FMQing is SO gorgeous on this quilt! 😀
I love the moveable dots! That’s a great addition.
Thanks! 😀 It definitely gives people more control over their palettes, which I think a lot of people wanted. 🙂