What I've been working on...

I've felt a little... blah all day today.  Blah isn't the right word but today I don't feel very good with words.  I'm sure lots of it is this terrible business in Oslo.  I do worry...really I do. 

I've been steadfastly avoiding the television and the internet news.  I'm of the opinion that all this news, all the time is no good for us.  The upside of avoiding television and internet surfing is that I got very busy on my current project.

You may remember this post here where I showed you one block of a project for my swap partner in our quilting group.  It turns out that I've been terribly neglectful in my deadlines, and I thought I had loads of time to go till I have to hand it over.  Not true!  So I've pulled the proverbial out and I have motored along today while the little people played beautifully together, and I think I shall be finished just in time to swap it with my partner.  Do you like it?  Again, yellows are so not my colours, but as I think I've become a little too safe with my colours, I'm pleased I've challenged myself to work outside my comfort zone.

I think it's okay.

Enjoy your weekend!

S.

What I've Been Working On

My current project.

I'm in a quilting group in the town where I belong to.  It meets twice a month at night time, and I don't often get the chance to go.  My husband's job is demanding and whilst he tries hard, sometimes he just can't get home in time to do the child handover.  And as tempting as it is to leave the little buggars home by themselves, I'm not that bad a mother yet.

They have a number of workshop/challenges over the course of a year and one of them is a Paper Bag Challenge.  New to me, but apparently a common thing.  You choose some bits and pieces you like - ribbons, fabrics, buttons, the choice is up to you.  You keep your identity secret by putting your bits and bobs in a paper bag and it is swapped with someone else. 

My swappee has chosen yellow.  Now I'm not real keen on yellow.  I'm not against it, and I've read you're supposed to put yellow in every floral quilt to 'keep it real'.  But let's just say that yellow and I are not really friends.  I am finding this challenge a real challenge, which I guess is kinda the point. I sincerely hope that my swappee likes it.  I'm doing my best.

I won't reveal what I'm doing with it yet just in case she reads this (hah!).  But when I do the handover, I'll show the big reveal.  I do hope she likes it.