Sometimes I agonize about what to choose for my OMG goal each month. Often I pick a goal and promptly work on something else. So, what if I were to suggest the choice of 2-3 different goals and complete one but not the others? Would that still count? Food for thought.
One of the goals I have been thinking about is to remove some of the sashings already sewn onto the completed Ella blocks and redo them. I want to take a full quarter-inch seam allowance and show less brown, then sew sashing strips onto the rest of the completed blocks. I like to put them up on the big design all to look at and choose more colours, but that is a lot of work with so many pieces.
Another goal could be to play a bit of catch-up on the pieced Ella blocks. There are far more applique blocks in the quilt.
These are the 7 blocks I complete in Feb.
There are only 3 more months of blocks to be released and my goal is to have a flimsy by June. That is a lot of work.
And in other news here at the Farm, My Sweetie's 92-year-old mother's toaster caught fire and she exited the house very quickly to get help. Five fire trucks, EMS, police, and road closure in rush hour traffic later, her kitchen was badly damaged. So one blessing is that she is no longer living alone in her house but staying with her youngest son here on the farm with family to look after her.
Blessings,
Chris
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Our God!!! I hope everything is fine out there !!! I loved your post. For this month I have two goals only, I am still learning those terms used by you. Many joys at your seams for the month of March ...
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Oh no! So glad your MIL was able to exit the house safely and is staying with family =). I tend to have that same problem - select a goal and promptly work on something else. Good luck with the green curves quilt.
ReplyDeleteI agonized over my OMG too. I ended up choosing something I don't really want to do, but my husband asked me to.
ReplyDeleteHow scary for your mother-in-law! (And you guys!) Yeah, I have the same difficulty choosing which project to use for my OMG each month.
ReplyDeleteYour Ella blocks are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI too love the Ella blocks on the wall.
ReplyDeleteChoosing a One Monthly Goal is hard. I, like yourself, enjoy working on more than one project at a time with little mini goals as we go along.
I would have joined the Curves but the Judy Niemeyer I would have done for that was too intense to fit the time frame. I didn't realize you were adding applique' to yours. Sometimes I think I can do needle turn just as fast as fusible.
I am glad Grandma made it out ok.
Have a productive day!
Your applique blocks are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGlad that your mother-in-law was okay and that the damage wasn't worse! It's always difficult to choose a goal when you have multiple projects going and there isn't one that particularly calls to you. Look forward to seeing how the curves go.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness your MIL is unharmed and the toaster fire was a wake-up call rather than a tragedy! When we were married, one of my husband's groomsmen was a firefighter and he brought us a bunch of fire extinguishers as a housewarming gift, to be kept handy in various locations throughout the house. We've never had to use them but I think I still have that same kitchen fire extinguisher under my stove, 20-some years later. I wonder if they expire or go bad or anything? As for the goals: I noticed in reading this post that several times you referred to your projects as "this will be a lot of work." Maybe you are a little burned out on these projects and could use a creative break? You know, take a vacation from your WIPs for March and do something super easy that's NOT a lot of work to clear your head. Like an HST throw quilt made from charm squares or layer cakes or something, to keep, gift or donate. Then when you come back to your other projects, you'll have bored yourself with the easy sewing and will relish taking on those challenges again. You deserve to feel excited about what you're working on; it should feel like "I get to stretch and grow and play SO MUCH with this quilt!" :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, so glad your MIL was OK! It is a blessing to have her not living alone. That Ella project looks like a lot of applique, great progress.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness you MIL is safe and got out of the house quickly.
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That would have been a scary moment (moments) for your MIL...I'm glad she is ok and has somewhere else to stay. I'm a bit like you, I like working on more than one project at once and sometimes choose a goal and then get sidetracked with something completely different! Good luck with the curves project. (Oh and those Ella blocks are lovely!)
ReplyDeleteLoving your Ella blocks. Good luck on your goals. thank you for linking up to Put your foot down last week.
ReplyDeleteSo glad that your MIL is okay but it does sound like it is time for her to live with someone/somewhere she can get the care that she needs. Lots of lovely projecys that you have on the go.
ReplyDeletelovely sewing - you have some gorgeous projects... glad you MIL is ok..
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