WIP Wednesday: Round up
I have so much to tell you guys today, so let's get right to it!
1. I finished my Modern Solids Challenge quilt! I'll be posting more about it very soon, but here's a sneak peak.
2. Yes, I am doing a Fair Isle sew-along! I'm dying to make one with a red background and white and gray design elements—and I can't wait to make it along with you all. At this point I'm thinking the first post (which covers the cutting) will be up on Oct. 23 and the final post will be on Dec. 4, which means you'll have it finished in time for a few weeks of Christmas enjoyment. I'll have an official announcement of the sew-along in the next week or two, along with all the details you'll need. In the meantime, you can buy the pattern here.
3. This week I'll be getting this stack back out, for another quilt-along that I'm doing on We All Sew, Bernina's blog. I've got such a fun design planned for this one too, in Bari J's lovely Emmy Grace line for Art Gallery.
4. And. And. As the Modern Solids Challenge winds down, why not give myself another challenge, right? My friend Jemellia of JemJam and I have decided to have our own little "Bernina-Off" during the month of October. Jemellia and I have the same machine, a Bernina 750, so we thought it would be fun to try making some the same things this month to see who can do it faster/better/stronger/amazing-er. The catch? Jemellia wants to make clothes. Yes! Clothes! Okay, deep breaths. But the truth is, I have long wanted to make more clothing, and this seemed the perfect way to force myself out of my little quilty box. So I am (gulp) going to make some clothes in October. I don't under any circumstances expect to make clothing faster/better/strong/amazing-er than Jemellia, but I'm looking at it as a sort of garment-making boot camp. Stay tuned! I promise to post the results even if they are disastrous! You'll be able to follow our progress both here, Jemellia's blog, and on Instagram (here's my feed and here's Jemellia's).
5. Finally, I just have to share something with you guys: My September was pure insanity. It really was. I was way overcommitted, especially given that I was still trying to catch up from being gone so much over the summer. As a result, many things (both quilty and personal) seemed to slip last month, and I've struggled with the thought that I haven't been doing everything to the best of my potential. But it's a new month—a fresh start. And see that stuff up above, items #2 through 4? That's all I'm committed to for the whole month of October, and it feels pretty good. I'm always trying to hit the right balance of work and family and "just for me" stuff. I was way off balance in September. But all we can do is tell ourselves we'll do it better next time, right?
I can't wait to see what YOU'RE working on this week! Here's how to link up:
1. Link up any blog post or Instagram photo from the past week that features an unfinished work-in-progress (WIP).
2. To link an Instagram photo, click the Instagram icon at the bottom of the link-up screen, and use the URL of your IG feed as the link (for example, my URL is www.instagram.com/freshlypieced). Please hashtag #wipwednesday and mention me, @lee.a.heinrich.
3. If you are linking to a blog post, please link back here to my blog somewhere in your post.
4. Comment on at least a few of the other WIP Wednesday links, either IG or blog—commenting on the two or three links directly before yours works well to make sure everyone gets comments!