NQD '11

So, today is National Quilting Day and I have observed and celebrated in many and various ways.

Started the day bright and early, picking Pat up at 8:15 for a run out to Sauders to get more white for Justin's quilt.  The one-hour trip in each direction flew by, thanks to Pat's conversation and, as she pointed out later on, we solved more than a few of the world's problems en route.  I was happy that there was still a little bit of the white that I needed and I bought all that was on the bolt:  1-2/3 yards, the cutting lady said.

I really wasn't going to buy anything else other that some popcorn from the bulk foods area, but last night, just before going to bed, I happened by Piecemeal's blog and read her most excellent rant and wandered off to the website that she suggested and got captivated by something I found there that called for a jellyroll or two and I said to Pat on the way out that it was a good thing that Sauders didn't carry jellyrolls, now, wasn't it?

Hah!  They had precisely seven.  And one was a French General.  Sheesh.  I'm blaming Piecemeal, wouldn't you?

Anyway, I spent a couple of hours later in the day between laundry loads working on the platypuses, a UFO that's been loitering around for about seven years or so.  I've got 29 of the pieced blocks in progress and 28 of the solid squares cut and can't for the life of me figure out precisely what the dimensions were for the layout that I had in mind.  Any insights on this would be much appreciated.   I'll prolly spend another hour piecing platypuses (yes, I really want to call them platypi, too, but if you Google platypus plural there are a whole lot of questions about this and one source strongly forbids tacking a Latin ending onto a Greek stem) and hope that some plan evolves.

After my afternoon nap (only thirty minutes, but felt so luxurious), I read Jennifer Chiaverini's An Elm Creek Quilts Collection that someone had given me for Christmas.  When I finish, I intend to pass it along, so do stay tuned.

Finally, we've a house guest coming sometime later tonight, and while I wait for her arrival, I'll continue hand quilting on Rainbow Dots.  A truly satisfying National Quilting Day for me!  How about you?