So Close

Today's Block Count: 10

 I'm making good progress on my Rainbow 365 Challenge 2016. I just need 2 more 3 inch blocks and I can arrange that border. It was fun pulling them out and seeing how they looked on my design wall and realizing how different they seem from the ones I'm making this year in Black and White. So I thought I'd get a picture of the first 17 from both years.

One thing I use a lot are Leaders and Enders, and when they have been 4-patches and simple blocks I don't always press the last seam right away, just because I want to keep going on my main project. But sometimes, it is amazing how I can have sooo many more "bonus" blocks than main blocks just by send the Leaders and Enders through so I always have something under the needle. I need to cut the next part for 1 of my En Provence quilts (doesn't really matter which one I pull out they all need something) for my leaders and enders, but I was talking with my mom via Video Chat and didn't want to have my back to her too long, So I just grabbed some leftover strip set ends and just turned them into 4 patches.

In random sewing room news, I've decided to try rotating my computer monitors around to the back corner of my desk. I have a corner desk and have Dual Monitors (great for watching something on one monitor and having the pattern I'm using up on the other) and my sewing machine on it. Before I had the computer stuff on the left and the sewing stuff on the right (and it would creep over in front my keyboard when laying things out). Now I've rotated my monitors so one of them is more behind my machine (It has a tall stand on it, so I can still see it just fine) and that means I can utilize that annoying back corner better, and opens up some space for some more of the medium sized Sterilite drawers on the left of my desk. I moved one of my strip units over to try it for a day or 2 before I hop over to Walmart and buy more.

I also put a different quilt I've started on each monitor so I have inspiration when I'm not sure what to work on.

Statistical Stuff:
365C2017 - 17/17
365C2016 - 16/21
RSC - 33/48
WS/SS/PSM - 0/16
Total - 74/112
Bonus Blocks - 191
Finishes - 2
Tops - 1
Borders - 1
RSC2 - January Done (12)