back to basics...

now that the holidays are officially over for another year.  from here until february, it's just plain winter.  this is prime quilting time, however, as any quilter can attest.  no gardens, lawns, cookouts to muddy up the schedule!  new year's day was a pajama sewing day for me....didn't even take time to make the bed or get dressed!  with jane austen on the telly, sewed up all the wishing ring blocks that were cut....

so there are just about half of the 143 i need for a good size quilt....and this year signed on for another small quilt sew along....the theme is curves and these blocks had already been set aside for someday....so it was kismet that i should join...

these are jo morton fabrics from a charm pack and the project has to be finished by may....thinking no problem here.   and then on my trek east for christmas, stopped at the guild receptacle and picked up 2 more top kits to sew.....

the gals who head this committee could be CEOs of any Fortune 500 company....tireless soldiers who motivate and manage an army of recruits....many charities benefit from our efforts and i'm proud to be one of the worker bees.  it's been a challenge without access to our ideal space but it's getting done, quite admirably too.  

so clean slate, fresh start and all that other stuff we tell ourselves at the start of any new year.  my family and i are blessed beyond measure, despite the valleys we've trekked thru and will probably continue to experience....but the joy of life knows no equal!