WIP Wednesday #41

It's a post-vacation WIP Wednesday for me. I did many things in the past week—saw Lyle Lovett in concert (awesome), rented bikes on Mackinac Island (so fun), fed apples to bears at Oswald's Bear Ranch (thanks, Angela, for sharing that one on Pinterest!), and spent lots of quality time with my wonderful family. What I did not do in the last week was sew. So my post this week is mostly a re-run, but such is life in late August.And don't worry, there's plenty of sewing fun in my future. Tomorrow I'll be at an all-day improv piecing class with the fabulous Malka Dubrawsky. And one of my fellow classmates will be my Summer Sampler Series co-host, Faith of Fresh Lemons Quilts. Sooooo excited! I'm sure I'll be telling you all about it on Friday.

Ongoing projects:Connecting Threads fabric design contest - with one week to go in the voting, it's a total cage match for the top 5 spots. I'm leading the field right now(!), but only by the tiniest of margins. So if you haven't voted yet, please just take a few seconds to do that by clicking here. I'm only 10 or 20 votes ahead of some of my competitors, so every vote really does count! My design is "Flourish," which is in the fourth row on the far right. Thank you!Skill Builder Sampler Quilt-Along - still need to do this week's blockFarmer's Wife Quilt-Along - currently caught upDidn't make any blocks this week, but I'm still on track. I might try to do one extra block next week.Completed tops awaiting quilting:Summer Sampler Series topHexing Around (for Do. Good Stitches)Hope Valley (the original Supernova)No progress:Kaleidoscope QASecret project (on hold while I reconsider fabric selections)Figgy Pudding quiltWonky Log CabinThis week's stats:Completed projects - 0Currently in progress - 10Your turn! Link up any post from the previous week featuring something that is unfinished. Remember to link back here and comment on some of the other links. Happy sewing!