never enough time

There is never enough time to do all that I want to do. I had big plans for this weekend and I ended up doing almost nothing. It's a really good thing I decided not to sign up for the UFO challenge on the stashbusters list because I would certainly be Queen by now. All this working for a living is getting in the way of living. I end up spending at least part of every weekend doing my grocery shopping and house cleaning. Then by the time I take care of obligations I have hardly any time left for quilting. It's also a good thing I didn't join the No Buy challenge as I fell off the "not buying" wagon this weekend. For me I was very good only buying 4 yards, but Marden's is my downfall. You never know when you might need that fabric.

I did take a class on Saturday and learn to make an Aunt Philly's rug. It was fun and I got quite a bit done. It will be a good TV project. I picked colors to go in our new living room. It doesn't show very well in the picture, but it's greens with a redish plaid. I'm mixing in a plain green and maybe some beige depending on how big I end up making it.

Today I worked on some UFO baby quilts I started last year. Yellow Brick Road makes a good quick baby quilt when you don't know the decor or colors. I added some embroidery to try and make my Bernina 200 pay for itself. I like to keep a few baby quilts on hand in case someone needs one unexpectedly. I got 2 of them bordered and ready for longarm quilting. I have one more to do, but the border I chose has stripes and I didn't have time to match stripes today.

I also spent some time cutting 2 inch strips for leaders and enders. There is a quilt in my 40 Fabulous Quick Cut Quilts book that I have been wanting to make. It has 25 patch blocks and I would say I have at least half of what I need to make the quilt cut and quite a few sewn. I am really enjoying the leaders and enders concept. I feel like I am getting more bang for my time.