Week 22: Unity Progress & New Studio Sneak-Peak

Somehow another 2 weeks slipped by.
I have no excuses.  All I did was blink.  Honestly!

But I met my progress goal and then some, and that's
really what we're here for today so let's get to it.

The goal for week 20 was to:
Finish sewing the last of Unity QAL HSTs into units; there are
a LOT left but I think I need to start making up for lost time!

Unlike meeting my posting goal, I completed this one on time.  


 There they all are in all their glory.
I really should count them but it's a lot--like hundreds and hundreds
And these little guys finish up at 2".


Here's the view in the sewing room this morning as I work
to put all of these guys into bigger blocks.  Randomly.
Which means that at some point I'm going to have to stop just
flying through it willy-nilly and separate them into block sets
so I end random.  Depending on the state of things, I generally
 do this somewhere between 1/2-way and 3/4 of the way
through the piecing process.

Speaking of views!  How about a sneak peak at the new studio??


Look at all the windows!
And behind me as I took this pic is a wonderfully large closet
for storing all my batting and other supplies.  So big that I'll
never fill it.  Also off-pic is my the bathroom (to the left).
If you zoom, you can see the lake.
[sorry, it's not real clear]
Oh, the happy thoughts I have of snowy sew days!
A frozen lake, snow coming down...gah! 😍


Back to the Now and to next week's goal.

My pile of completed blocks is growing.  Hubs is on vacay this
week but I'm still hoping to get on the backside of this process
so I can get the last portion divided into perfectly random sets.

Once the blocks are done I'm not sure if I want to try to put this
together without a design wall.  I hate putting projects aside
but I don't think I have an option here.
This is enough for a king but my plan is to make a large queen
in case I decide to keep it (leaning toward selling).  Either way,
that's a really big quilt to do without a design wall.
And no, this rental doesn't have the floor space for that route.

So we'll see how I far I get with these blocks by next week.
I'm doing a really lame job of keeping up on everyone else's
progress; for this, I apologize!  I'm adding that to my goals.

Week 23 Goals
1) Piece at least half of the blocks
2) Portion out the remainder into sets
3) Catch up on other blogs
4) Keep striving for weekly posts

If here in the States, I hope you all had a lovely Memorial Day.
Happy quilting!

Comments

Your blocks are lovely! Tiny but very pretty!
Anne-Marie said…
I was reading along and got to the studio picture. I was like, "Look at all those windows!" and then scrolled a bit farther. Great minds. lol. Love the tiny blocks.
Oh my goodness your view!! I am with you on the snowy view with the frozen lake - can't wait for you to enjoy that! What is the bricked area just outside that lovely, BIG room? Will you and Hubs make a trip while he's off, or are you just enjoying some down vacay time?
Melva said…
What a great project! Those blocks are tiny, but so adorable. Can you set up a temporary design wall by using a flannel sheet or a fleece backed tablecloth pinned to the wall? Your view will be spectacular. As for the large closet... If you have extra space, it always gets filled with something. ;) Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
chrisknits said…
Oh My! 2" finished! I remember some blocks like that, LOL! I am sooo excited for your new studio!!! And JEALOUS at the same time. Bwahahaha!!
piecefulwendy said…
Look at that bundle of little blocks! They are so little but oh so pretty!
Wow, those are such tiny blocks, Cheree, but it will be a beautiful quilt. My, oh my, you are going to LOVE your new studio. It's so exciting to see your new space beginning to evolve! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.
Vicki W said…
Your new sewing room is going to be spectacular! I also love all of the little blocks.
Kate said…
I have sewing room envy. Your new one is going to be wonderful. It's always hard to sew in a new smaller space after you've had a pretty functional sewing space. Good luck.