Since I put away my JT2 blocks, all that is left on my design wall are my leader/ender spool blocks and my Tetris quilt top.  There should be no reason at all why the top has not been quilted — except I couldn’t figure out how to quilt it.  My original plan went out the window when I changed the design.

The good news is late last night I figured it out — sort of.  At least enough to attempt to work on it after I get off from work tonight.  You can see what others have on their design wall over at Patchwork Times.

I forgot to take pictures before I started sewing the blocks together.  Bear Paw (43) and Aeroplane (44 & 45).  This gives me the 3 blocks for Sept 1st, plus 6 make up blocks.  That give me one week to do something else before the next set is released.

Last week I worked primarily on my Just Takes Two blocks.  Six were made — 3 from the Sept 1st release plus 3 blocks toward catch up.  I have three more blocks cut out, but those will go in next week’s report.  I almost forgot about the fabric I used for the Christmas Star.   Even though I’ve been off work all week, I’ve avoided all places to shop for fabric.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date:  92.802 yards

Fabric Used Since Last Report: 1.049  yards
Fabric Used to Date: 70.398 yards

Net Used for the year -22.404

yards

Don’t forget to check out other stash reports over at Patchwork Times.

This is Block 29 of Just Takes 2.  It’s called Cathedral Window.  I used paper piecing, traditional piecing and the Quilt in a Day flying geese rulers.

There’s 93 pieces in this 15″ block.  I thought I’d never get it finished.

One hour is about all my wrist can take.

None of them came home with me.

This afternoon I thought I’d watch my quilting time by checking my watch.  I thought about it last night but not until I had been quilting for a bit, not to mention my watch was sitting on my desk in the other room.

Progress today is the center melon, the other side of the arc and less than 1/4 of the center of the ring.

Part of my time was spent threading my needles so I don’t have to stop between needles.

When the episode of NCIS finished I stopped quilting for the day.  Now to find supper.  The side bar is updated and when Bonnie posts Day Two, I’ll update this LINK.

This is one of the UFO blocks from I think July.  It’s still too big, but I’m so over it.  This quilt will be a challenge to put together anyway so what’s another challenge.

I’ve been working on my Double Wedding Ring ‘forever’.  Somewhere there’s a post with the exact day, but suffice it to say I started this quilt in Sept/Oct 1989 – 24 years ago.

The hand quilting began sometime after January 5th, 2010, as that’s the date I show as completing the top. Progress has been sporadic.  I am so close to finishing the quilting — if I would just sit still and work on it.

So, I’m going to take up Bonnie’s challenge of One Hour of Simply Needle & Thread.

This is where I quilt.  I’m looking forward to moving the floor lamp out of the living room when this quilt is done. I suspect my husband is looking forward to getting the laundry basket out of the living room.

I wish I had a cute way to show the time I spent, but I haven’t figured it out yet.  I watched the last half of an episode of Leverage and then most of some wedding dress show which ran an hour.

When I started the center of this ring needed finishing.

An hour later, the center was complete and I moved the hoop to do the arc to the left.

In my side bar I  have an EQ drawing showing my progress.  I’ll try to update it everyday I quilt.

Won’t you join Bonnie and others on their quest for one hour of hand work a day?  You can see everyone’s progress HERE.