Moving Right Along

 I have been pretty dedicated to finishing the Fox and Geese blocks; I have one more to do and I will have the 30 I need. I never wanted it to be a huge quilt, so I'm stopping at 30, even though I have more cut out. They can go in the drawer of spare blocks.

I've even chosen the sashing fabric. I auditioned this a long time ago, and for some reason I rejected it, probably thinking I'd find something 'better'; I haven't even looked for something else, so this Christopher Wilson Tate fabric will be used. 

I bought it in 2020, when we were allowed out of lock down after the beginning of Covid, shows how long it's been in the stash. I'm debating if I want cornerstones between the blocks, it makes assembly easier, and I like how it links the blocks throughout the quilt.

My cutting table is silted up with a lot of stuff that shouldn't be there, so as soon as I finish that last block I need to tidy that up so I can cut the sashing.  It will be interesting to uncover each layer of leftovers, like a sedimentary rock; these are the Lupine and Laughter bits, these are from strip piecing, these from cutting down scrap bags.  Fingers crossed I get down to bedrock with the green cutting mat.

Much later,  Mereth came round and helped me make a few decisions which will help me shift a couple of projects along. They included cutting border strips, so I had to clean off the cutting mat. 

I haven't seen this much of the mat for months!

While I was at it I thought I'd better clear off my other cutting table, which was sqamped with squatters.

I absolutely love having this table clear; it's right under the fluoro and makes fiddly trimming so much easier with the extra light.  I really need to concentrate on keeping these spaces clear in future.