It has been both hot and a while since I last wrote. I've been off working on a complete rebuild of my local quilt guild's website, including building a members-only portion, a members forum, and an e-commerce platform.
It also happens to be a summer of extremes and we're experiencing near-record heat, with daily heat warnings. I count myself as lucky as many people are dealing with so much more - forest wildfires burning out of control, record flooding in the eastern US from back-to-back tropical systems, and of course, no one could ignore the situation in Afghanistan at present. Quilting is a refuge from all of it that I have been happy to immerse myself into once more.
I have two projects I'm actively working on right now, with two more on the sidelines, and I anticipate up to 3 more starting before the year is out. The two in my immediate view are a mystery quilt from our guild and a Krista Moser pattern that is from a workshop I attended with that charismatic lady. Our guild launches its new season of meetings in September and Ms. Moser will be our keynote speaker, and the big reveal of the guild mystery will occur. Nothing like a deadline to get one very focused.
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Since I'm still piecing, I'm using the guild mystery as a "leaders and enders" for the chain piecing I'm doing. I have not cut my thread and started over with something on the machine in, what feels like a long time.
I'm looking forward to a very active quilting season and pursuing both my own projects and some extras as well.
What have you been working on lately? I'd love to hear about it.
