Stories from the Sewing Room

Were you able to complete this month's goal?

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My goal this month was to quilt my Pink Grapefruit in Blue. I am sad to say that I failed to complete my goal. I had a bunch of plot twists this month and it just didn't happen. I had planned to do an edge-to-edge design because I don't love this quilt. I purchased a different backing because I didn't want to waste fabric I love on a project I don't. 

Then I found myself unexpectedly purchasing a second long arm (a 2017 Lucey) and thought that maybe I'd custom quilt Pink Grapefruit in Blue after all since I now have a second machine that doesn't have a computer and therefore cannot aid in my work load. I don't really care for the replacement backing with the quilt top, but I was willing to overlook that. 

I haven't managed to come up with a hand-guided quilting plan that I like. Additionally, the machine is still not fully assembled since we've had a bunch of other things come up that needed our attention more than this did. 

So I failed to move my goal forward. I guess there's always next month. Will I choose this for a goal again or pivot to something else? Stay tuned.