Yesterday was the deadline for submissions for Quilters Newsletter's Best Fat Quarter Quilts special issue and for the past couple of weeks I've been spending every spare moment in my sewing room designing and constructing quilts--hence the dirth of blog posts. If I had to leave my sewing room for yet another baseball or lacrosse game or school event, I made sure to bring graph paper with me just in case I was struck with inspiration. I've subjected my poor daughter to countless "design consultations" and my husband, sons, and even my parents have had to endure my pleas for advice. I've been distracted, disorganized, and perhaps mildly obsessed. The house is a wreck, I've abandoned my poor sister, and the puppy is jonesing for a walk that lasts longer than 10 minutes. To top it all off, I stayed up until past midnight for the past couple of nights frantically piecing blocks and trying not to accidentally do myself harm with my rotary cutter.
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So now I'm tired, out of shape, and addicted to Diet Coke again, but (fingers crossed) it was worth it. At 12:15 am Eastern Time, but 10:15 pm Mountain Daylight Time at the QN offices in Golden, Colorado, and therefore on time, I submitted designs for one lap quilt, one table runner, and four (yes, four!) small quilts for charm packs. Now the waiting (and the clean-up) begins...
In other news, check out pages 50 and 51 of the June/July issue of Quilter's Newsletter. There you will find my article "Make Peace with Your UFOs". It's about coming to terms with both my 40th birthday and my large number of unfinished quilts. And no, I won't be sharing how long ago I wrote this article!!