What a Week!

So I'm back. I really did mean to get this going and to post every other day at the latest. I promise that really was the plan. Unfortunately, I have fallen sick, I think I'm starting to get better, but I figured this was a good time to update (and maybe put some posts in reserve for later). Snapping the pictures was easy since I just gave myself a burst of energy with a Sprite. Otherwise, I've had no energy for the last few days.

Speaking of pictures, I know I probably shouldn't excuse myself this way, but I keep forgetting to remember to take pictures of the hammocks during the day while Nate is napping, so that I can get those up in my shop. I promise, I have not forgotten about them, if you are still wanting to see the different color options.

Today, I found that the bottom of my design wall can be very useful when you don't have the energy for standing for very long. I have continued work on my faux hexagon tablerunner. And actually now have all of the hex pieces sewn together. I actually got that done last night (with half a strip this morning). Today's main focus was on calculating the borders, and if I was going to have borders, and what fabric they should be. While this was all given to me by a friend of my mom's I found a fabric in there that I was not thrilled to have as a border, because I thought it clashed with one of the other fabrics that was along the edge of the pieced top. Now, I loved this fabric as much as the rest of them, and it went great with all of the other fabrics, so I spent an hour or two trying to figure out how to make it all work, since I decided it did need a border. It was also determined that it could still appear in the quilt as long as it was not directly next to the other fabric.

Unfortunately, I didn't have enough of any of the strips left to be able to use them for the border, so I decided I needed to stash hunt. While my husband complains that my stash is already too big, I struggled to find something I really loved until I came upon this brown and peach spiral acquired from Emily's retreat (either from her scrap bin or from the Ugly Fabric contest, not sure which, as I loved all the Uglies, too). If it's yours let me know, so I can give you a proper thanks.

 With the size of the borders now decided, all that's left to do is bring it to pass...Oh, and square it, and quilt it, and bind it, and label it...I swear I'm getting close, right?

May the wheel take you higher.