Welcome to Main Crush Monday! We are well into February – where does the time go? Last week was a pretty productive week for me, and I made progress on several items on my to do list.
Since the new year, I’ve noticed a theme among many of the posts I’m reading and that theme is progress. Moving forward on your projects, finishing UFO’s, sewing room reorganization. Those are the ones that stand out to me the most, probably because they are on my mind a lot lately too.
As you know, I have been struggling with finding a work/home balance and it hasn’t been easy or fun. Frankly, when I don’t get any personal sewing time I get kinda grouchy. Well, really grouchy. I need creative time, just like my body needs food, sleep, or water.
So I have decided that, no matter what else is going on in my day I am going to sew a minimum of one seam a day. That’s my goal. Just one teeny, tiny, seam every day. Last week I met that goal. Yay me!
Actually, I managed to sew many more seams than just the one per day goal I set for myself. And I finished FOUR BLOCKS!!!! Yes, I’m yelling a little because I’m just so darn happy about it! LOL

I finished four log cabin blocks for a new quilt I have designed. I have a ways to go before the top is a finished flimsy, but that goal of one seam a day is progress, and maybe I’ll have it finished sooner than expected. I hope so, because I designed this quilt a year and a half ago and I would love to turn the picture in my head into a real quilt before the picture fades away…. 🙂
I also finished the editing of my newest pattern and sent it off to the printer. Painted Stars will be released very soon and I’m excited about it. I can’t wait to share more of this quilt with you. For now, here’s the cover of the pattern:

I’ll be teaching this pattern at our local quilt shop in March. If you’re local I would love for you to join us! We always have fun in class so come on out and sew with us.
I finished the quilting and binding on three table runners last week for a customer. Sadly, I didn’t take any pictures. You’ll just have to believe me when I tell you they are lovely table runners and Dee Dee did a great job on them.
On the frame now is this vibrantly gorgeous pineapple quilt:

Susie wanted a computerized design in the center of the quilt, with a separate border treatment. I have the center all quilted and today I’ll be finishing the borders. I’m going to get started on them just as soon as I know HOW I’m going to quilt them. (Sometimes it’s agony waiting for the quilt to talk to me…I have no patience.) My plan is to treat all three borders as one large one. The green border is tripping me up a bit as it’s not centered, so that’s messing with some of the designs I’ve been auditioning.
As if all of the above wasn’t fantastically wonderful, I even had time to whip up a pie! I am on a quest to find the perfect Graham Cracker Pie recipe, and I found one that may be what I am looking for. Someday soon I’ll tell you all about why I’m looking for this particular recipe – until then I’m going to share a picture of the one I made yesterday.

So that’s it for me. I hope to have more log cabin blocks to share later in the week. After I finish Susie’s quilt I have three more to get done before March 2 so I have my work cut out for me. I’ll be sharing them soon!
What have you been working on? It’s time for you to share the projects that have you excited to be in your sewing space. You can link any blog post, Instagram or Flickr pic – here’s how:

Beth your new quilt pattern is outstanding, the quilting is stunning!!
Goals are good and one seam a day seems very reasonable. Meanwhile, congrats on the publishing of your quilt pattern-it is such a pretty one.
Good luck with your work/home balance goals. It’s never-ending isn’t it. I love the quilting on the quilt on your new quilt pattern. The quilt is great too. It looks like a fun quilt to make. I’d like a piece of that pie please.
Hi Beth! I’ve never heard of a graham cracker pie but I do look forward to hearing why you are on a quest. Your log cabin blocks look so pretty. I think a nice crisp white fabric looks so fabulous with a deep rich jewel tone like your purple. They just compliment each other so nicely. Your Painted Stars pattern looks fab, too. I can’t wait for its release – how exciting!
Oh I love your log cabin blocks, this is going to be beautiful. I’m with you, when I don’t get to sew I am not a very nice person. Thank you for the linky party.
Can’t wait for the release of your pattern, it’s so pretty! That pie looks amazing! Finding balance always feels like a moving target to me. Some days it works; others not.
I like your goal of one seam a day. I like you need sewing time but some days I have a hard time fitting it in.
Yeah for personal sewing time! It has to be hard to know where to draw the line when your business is also your hobby. Hope you get in more stitching time this week. Your new quilt pattern is bright and fun. I so do not need a new project right now!
I’m so glad that you were able to more than meet your goal of a seam a day last week. I agree so much that it is hard to find that balance of all the things in a day. I hope that your goal continues to make it so that you achieve more because it gets you to the machine and creating!