I always seem to to spring cleaning right around the beginning of February. Maybe something to do with my MIL coming in two weeks to stay with the kids for midwinter break? It is good to start crossing things off the list again, after all, not everything can wait for summer vacation. So, without further ado, here come the before and after pictures....
Laundry room before, a popular dumping ground for everything as people enter in through the garage. 
Laundry room after. Look a counter was under all that stuff! Coming soon to a blog near you, before and after of the study. 
I pulled out my depression blocks today to see how far I had gotten with all the trimming of bonus half square triangles. I've taken them to ice skating for the last three weeks in a row and gotten quite a few done. All that remains is the border. I was trying to bring some sense of closure to the edges with the border, but the math is a little wonky because the unfinished squares are 1.75 inches. I wanted a background rectangle to take the place of two blocks, but cut them at 2.5 inches, when clearly they should have been 3 inches (1.75 + 1.75 -.5 for seams). I didn't quite get this one done for the January UFO challenge, but I went over to Nancy's blog today and found out that the February UFO is #7. I just finished that one! So yay, I'm ahead of the game for once (in my own mind at least). I also have 2.5 inch and 2 inch squares from various projects and a whole bunch more 1.75 inch squares. I've got ideas floating through my mind for those, so we'll see what they turn into. Miss Sheila, my Girl Scout co-leader came over during Odyssey of the Mind today and helped me put together more Happy Block kits. We had gotten some more donated fabric, so she helped to iron and sort while I cut strips and squares. I saw that Amy has her BOM directions up for February, so I'll have to think about those as well. One of them is a Florida themed block, I had better make sure that one turns out well(templates are required :0). It is so fun to see what patterns she is coming up with. I'm sure the finished quilt will be fabulous.
First of all---you're not fooling ANY of us. We know you just loaded your arms up with all the "stuff" that had been on the counter and set it all in a different location; NOT putting it away. :0)
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GOOD FOR YOU!!! I've been trying to get better at picking up lil' areas here-n-there too, but I have a LONG way to go.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors coming out with the bonus tris! Will be GORGEOUS once completed!
I love your depression blocks!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of trying to do some deep cleaning around here, your laundry room looks great. Your depression blocks are looking awesome, that's going to be a beautiful quilt. You've got to watch out for that "fancy" quilting, no wonder your friend made that lady disappear.
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