I may be back

I think I may be ready to come back to blogland. I miss all the interaction and love over here.

I've decided the adopt a "work before play" strategy. That's what I used to do before I became addicted to blogging and I'm getting back to it. It's worked really well for me the last two weeks. I've been going to the gym 3 times a week and getting the house sorted out before 9am.

I'm also still working on the frugal/green thing. Stay tuned for more.

I may (or may not) post less frequently, but I think I'm back.

Here's what I'm working on right now. Scrappy Illusion and Spice Market both basted and ready to quilt.

A break

I've decided to take a blog break.
I was going to write a long and convoluted post about it and even take a photo especially for the post, but that's exactly why I need to take a break.
Blogging is in the wrong spot on my priority list.
Lately I've been feeling out of control and like I'm not giving my life the attention it deserves.

I will be back. I love all the friends I've made through my blog and the wonder of having contact with so many people I can relate to and who can relate to me.

I just have to figure out where it all fits.

Baby Jane

Since I'm still working on the "Evolution of Scrappy", I thought I'd update everyone one the progress of my Baby Jane quilt.

It is such fun to see all the little blocks starting to come together.
The Dear Baby Jane blog has close to 100 members now and I'm truly excited about seeing all those quilts when they're done.
If you'd like to see some of the wonderful blocks made by our members, do visit our Flickr group.
If you're interested in seeing my little blocks more closely, check out my Dear Jane set or have a look at the blog.

The Evolution of Scrappy: Part II

I hope I'm not boring you...

If you're a reader, have a look at this site. Monica sent me an invite and it's great to be able to keep track of books read and have a list of to-reads.
Today I'm going on a very special shopping trip with someone. Fun!

(Added later:Think I'm nuts? Check this out.)

The Evolution of Scrappy: Part I

It's slowly taking shape...

Scrappy

I've been cutting my scraps into strips according to Bonnie's scrap user's system. I haven't gotten very far. It is much more time consuming than it seems.
Since I'm on a fabric diet right now due to some major unplanned for expenses over here (including, but not limited to, Jo), I decided that it's time to make a scrap quilt. A scrap quilt is different from a stash quilt, which "Winging It" definitely was. Scrap quilts require years of accumulated, well, scraps.
Since I seam seem to be teasing this week...

...this is what I have right now.
Off to go cut more 2" strips.

Teaser

This morning we overslept by an hour and I still got everyone where they needed to be in time. It involved 5 minute showers and dealing with rush hour traffic, but it happened. I even packed lunch. I'm Supermom, I swear.

I'm working on a little something-something for Kathy. It's going to be great, I tell you.