Cake Stand Quilt Blocks

 I didn't get as much time at the sewing machine as I had hoped for this weekend.  Between catching up on summertime chores during the intense temperatures and humidity, and enjoying family time over the 4th of July, my energy for other projects was limited.  But I’m grateful to have made at least a little progress on these blocks.

The plan is to keep working on them little by little with the hopes of having this quilt finished by the end of the year.    

If I could give one piece of advice to a new quilter it would be....

Finish a quilt before starting another.  No exceptions to this rule...ever!  

Years ago I remember reading on a quilting blog .... There are basically three types of quilters.

1.  Quilters who like to collect quilting supplies and rarely start one let alone finish a quilt.

2.  Quilters who start lots of projects but rarely finish them.

3. Quilters who start quilts and finish them before starting another.

She also stated that she felt like the quilters that came to her sew alongs and retreats were #3's and she liked that because she too was a #3. 

I think I've been a mixture of all three types but I long for the day that I become a #3.  The chaos of so many unfinished projects is overwhelming at times.

I've been trying for the last 2 or 3 years to get to place where I can be a #3.  I could make it easy on myself and just give away the unfinished projects that I no longer love.  In my mind that's cheating because a #3 starts them and finishes them.  

Well all I can do is keep plugging along.  I'm making progress, it's slow going but it's still progress.  

This week's plan

by next monday

#1 Trim up the fabrics in this baggie.

#2  Make 34 more Cake Stand Blocks

See you next Monday with an update.

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