Break the Cycle

Didn't get much time to sew this weekend, but knowing that Design Wall Monday was right around the corner, and I didn't contribute anything to Patchwork Times last week - I found enough time to work through the first block of my EQ quilt.  Made the first one up in scraps, to make sure I had measurements right.  Then had to change a few pieces so I wouldn't have set in seams to work with.   Seams didn't line up 100% right, but I knew what needed to be changed, so I went right to the real fabric - And I am very happy with the results.  It went together quicker than I thought, and since the other blocks are 9 patches, this entire quilt should go together pretty quickly - at least until I get to the borders !  And in case you forgot what the finished quilt WILL look like .... (God willing)

The girls turned in some awesome times over the weekend. My oldest had an exceptional meet - dropping times in every event, and dropping 5 or more seconds in over half her events. Really proud of all 3 girls - they handled themselves well, they took getting up at 5 a.m. in stride, and still were a pleasure to be around in the evenings. Looking forward to the next swim meet which is much, much closer to home !

Nearly Finished !   Didn't get much time to sew this weekend, but did get all 5 rows together - the borders are cut, 5" on the top/bottom and 3" on each side.   I might just try and get those on today as well.  Finished size of the quilt will be 84" by 100 ", a nice size, I think.    Backing has been ordered, so as soon as that shows up - it'll be off to the quilters.  I'll have the binding already made, so by the time it returns to me, it'll be a quick finish, and ready to gift.  I can't wait to get my hands on the fabrics that I ordered for my first ever EQ6 design !  I've posted a photo of that as well.  Of course, the kiddo's have a swim meet this weekend, so no sewing going on ..... very BIG SIGH.  To see what others are working on, check out Judy's Patchwork Times.