QADD

This penchant of mine for having four projects going at once is sometimes paralyzing, as Quilter's ADD means ideas are constantly banging around my brain begging for attention, but often I can't decide what to work on first.  That kept me away from the sewing room two nights this week, instead watching TV, though I did enjoy episode reruns of the BBC's Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth one night, and a few episodes of What Not to Wear the other night.  Last night I fought against sloth simply starting with clean up, and that meant cutting prepared fabric that had been moved around too many times on the cutting table.

First I had to do a test block for this scrappy pinwheel quilt sketched out, determining what size to cut the squares for the alternate half-square triangle setting blocks.  They will finish at 7" so I determined after two test blocks that 8" cut squares will give me just enough extra to sliver trim after sewing the HSTs, without wasting my fabric.  24 squares cut and checked off the list. 

I also cut and pieced the flannel backing for the Jewel Box quilt that must be basted and quilted ASAP, since I'm giving it to my boss before we close next week. Hoping to get that pinned tonight, though I may have to call in reinforcements...Mom?

Following that, playtime with miniatures.  I cut down the first border of this mini to finish at 3/4" and then added the two outer borders.  I'll back this with another blue print and bring it to the front for the binding finish.  For quilting, wouldn't little thread ties be fun?  Hmm, hmm, pondering.   Next, I decided on binding only for the X's and O's quilt, then cut and constructed that from the two pink fat quarters selected.  Last task of the night was altering sleeves on DD Elaine's sweater, but that is too boring to show.  Feeling better about that QADD working for me on this occasion!   Do you have it too?