Aug 10, 2013

…long time, no see…

Wow, what a crazy, busy summer this has been!  I was thinking my blogging days were over.  And no time for quilting either.  With that, I lost some of my motivation on projects I was working on this year…

…even though I was loving them …go figure! 

 

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So I dug through my drawers and bins looking for something to inspire me, and found these butterflies I started some time ago for Lori’s row-along.  Hmmm…I don’t think I will finish it anytime soon…

 

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… but I really loved those butterflies, so I just cut up the fabrics I was saving for the other rows and turned them into butterfly pieces.   

 

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And it will just be a butterfly quilt instead.  Nice and relaxing and so pretty to work on.

 

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I also pulled out a box that keeps my tiniest of scraps.  They are all trimmed to just 1” wide!  Seemingly way too small to do anything with but oh, just too nice to toss!  I sorted and organized them into this divider and I was all of a sudden happily sewing away and having fun.

The colored squares finish at 1/2 inch so it will be interesting to see how big this quilt gets before I decide I’ve had enough….mini quilt?… topper?… do you think I could make it to a lap size quilt?  …bigger?

It might take the rest of my life…

It doesn’t matter…because I think I’ve got my quilting motivation back.

and I’m glad to be back to the awesome world of blogging.

11 comments:

Thelma said...

Welcome Back!! I was thrilled to see your blog move from the bottom of my Favorites List to the top! You had some pretty tough projects going on in your sewing room earlier this year, I'm glad you're working on a few easier things to get you back in the swing of things. I'm also so glad all is well!!

Gayle said...

Yay - so good to see your new post! I LOVE that little 9-patch - super tiny pieces!

Karen M said...

So nice to see those beautiful butterflies. Thanks for sharing your storage of such small pieces. I need to get more organized in order to get the most use out of those scraps.

Sue SA said...

Welcome back, so nice to see you again! The butterflies are so sweet, but I also fall in love with the tiny scraps!

Adrienne Cleave said...

So glad you're back and all is well.
Adrienne

Colleen said...

Nice to see you post again! I've been watching to see what you've been up to this summer. Love the butterflies, and those teeny, tiny little squares are so amazing! Loved the organizations ideas too Ü

Marianne said...

1 inch scraps !!! and people think *I* am crazy. i do like the tiny patchwork though.

Darlene said...

Welcome back - I've missed you!!!!

I think you've found some wonderful projects. I'd loss my quilting and blogging motivation. I found an old project and it's making my heart sing.

It's important for us to remember to have fun.

Janet said...

Your butterflies are so pretty!! What a great way to get excited about a ufo :0)

Terry said...

I love your butterfly blocks! They're going to make a great quilt! :0)

Chookyblue...... said...

nice to see you back online.......

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