Thursday 2 May 2013

Sew Many Plans - May 2013



Who said it could be May already?  Where did April go?

Feeling a little bit rushed through April but I think I managed to cover nearly all the plans I had listed.
  • I had fun whipping up some starflower blocks for Bee Blessed last month and made a ton of binding for three different quilts that the group have been working on, as well as joining in the general quilt progression efforts.
  • Karen was kind to hipbees this month with a fun little whirligig block and some beautiful textured white fabric to work with, and I managed to get all my little fabric packages cut, parcelled and posted for my month as Queen Bee in May.
  • I started work on my Hexie Globe EPP but didn't get as far as I'd hoped.
  • 2 more blocks were added to the Birthday Sampler collection and my wardrobe now houses two little infinity scarves.
  • I did not manage to keep the momentum going on my hexagon quilt hand quilting which was a shame, but it's been a slow burner all its existence so I'm sure it won't mind!
  • As a last minute decision, I joined Le Challenge in it's inaugural month and made myself a pretty little coaster for their "geometrics" theme, and I made a suitably ridiculous bow tie for my son's school show, which was a fabulous evening of fun and entertainment!

Looking around the sewing room I have several WIPs and UFOs that really need my attention, but I think what scares me more are the PIWs (Projects in Waiting).  There seems to be an ever growing list of things I want to make and have actually been digging out fabrics from my stash for and setting aside in hope of starting.  Dying as I am to get at them, I think it would be a huge and overwhelming mistake to start new projects just now (my little brain goes into meltdown when there's just too much happening). Shame!

So May, I think, will be a month of plodding on with my WIPs and maybe even trying to get a UFO off the shelf and back into the WIPs pile (at least)!




Bee Blessed - I've got a 16 patch block to make up.



HipBees - I am Queen Bee this month so I am going to wait and make my block later in the month but I will be doing some scheming and quilty calculating in the hope of being able to progress my quilt when the blocks are returned.  I would so love to be able to bring a pieced top to FQR in July, but we shall see.


Le Challenge

Le Challenge - this month's theme is "wings" and I haven't quite made up my dithering mind what to make yet, but at least there is a shortlist in my head.




Hexie Globe EPP - I would love to make lots of progress on this, but that's about as much as I want to commit to.



Hexagon Quilt - well... hopefully... maybe ... another few flowers handquilted?


Special Birthday Sampler - another two blocks would have me ready for sashing and borders in June, so that's my plan for this one.

UFO to WIP - this is definitely aspirational, but maybe ....

Hope you all have some lovely plans for May stitching!


5 comments:

  1. Gosh, when you see everything listed - there's a lot of work there!

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  2. I don't do well with too many wip's hanging over my head, either. May is a quilting month for me! And I'm researching your Hipbees block this very minute!

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  3. Time to stock up on Red Bull!!! jxo

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  4. I struggle if I have too many WIP's on the go too. I almost get like a rabbit in the car headlights and I don't end up doing anything but feel panicked by how many I need to finish! And you're right where did April go?

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  5. PIWs love the acronym! I've got loads of them too. Are you planning on sleeping at all this month? You might have to drink coffee to keep going! Di x

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