Saturday, January 31, 2009

Whew....

I may have bit off more than I can chew. I am now involved in THREE quilting bees/block swaps. This may not sound like much, but two of them require two blocks each, so that's a minimum of five blocks a month. Even thought this is a little bit crazy, I love the bees. They give me a chance to use fabric I had not yet tried, learn new techniques, and work in other styles. Plus, I know that no matter how busy I am, I have to make time for a little bit of quilting. Unfortunately, the holidays really threw me off. Plus, in DC, the inauguration made everything crazy until only a week ago. Then, add in a new job, a barely sleeping baby, and a crazy crazy toddler, um, yeah. I was a little behind. Fear not. I am caught up. They will all be going out on Monday. Here they are, in all their glory. First up, Alissa's blocks for Block Party. If you want to hear more about these blocks, check out the Block Party blog. Alissa's First Block Alissa's Second Block Alissa's Third Block Next up, the January block for Sew Connected 2 Sew Connected 2- January Block Now the December blocks for the About.com Birthday Block Swap Black and White Quilt Block Flower Quilt block Finally, the About.com swap January Blocks Outhouse Quilt Block Civil War Reproductions Quilt Block What a relief to be all caught up!

6 comments:

Unknown said...

I know the feeling - and I don't work either, so I hate to think how you're managing to get them all done!!!!

Great blocks though, I love them all!

Sarah said...

Nice work! I need to send out my Block Party blocks on Monday too!

jacquie said...

what a great feeling...i'm in 3 bees too...it's hard to say no sometimes. i have to stay on it to keep up!

Doris said...

Kristen, your blocks look fabulous! I know what you are saying, I always though of January as a slow easy month...but I bit off a bit this year too!

Kristen said...

how fun! how does one get involved in a block party???

Lisa W. said...

Love those orange and blue blocks! :-)

Lisa (flickr lmdesign7)