I started ANOTHER quilting project...

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We’ve all been there… Just when you’ve gotten a project underway, you set it aside and say “I’ll finish it later”. But later never comes, anytime soon that is. And then next thing you know, another project comes your way and you remember that excitement you felt the last time you started a new project! 

Well, fam, it happened to me today😂 

At the moment, I'm working on a "block of the month" at our store called Summer Moon by Carrie Nelson. I was talking to some ladies at the shop one day about how I just can't seem to stick to one project and complete it before finding something new to work on, and they suggested that I join them in working on Summer Moon this year. I thought to myself "maybe if I had these people holding me accountable, I would somehow dedicate all my quilting time to just that one project."

I was wrong...

Between running vendor shows for the shop (Quilts Like Crazy), having external obligations the day of class, and not doing my homework...🙈 I had gotten behind on this BOM. I feel like part of the reason also had to do with intimidation of the complexity of some of the blocks as well as the time commitment that some of these blocks take!

So instead of preparing for the next session of the BOM, I decided to start another quilt😂


The quilt is called Verticals. It was a free pattern for 2023 Moda Project Jelly Roll and I had already picked out my fabric to go with it. Looking at this pattern, I knew this would be an EASY quilt to cut out, piece, and finally complete in a short amount of time. 


So I went through my Ruby Star Society Speckled Jelly Roll, selected the colors I wanted to use, then headed to the store to use the large cutting mat to cut out by background strips. I was on a roll, cut it out in no time, packed up to go home and start piecing the quilt...

It has now resided in a project box since that evening, it's now been 2 weeks😓😂

So enjoy this snippet of me, a beginning quilter, add yet another quilt to the UFO (Un-finished objects/ projects) list! I guess I can say I’ve learned from the best🤣 

Location: 1241 S Main St #8, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA

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