This has been a REALLY good thread to read. I have been distracted by one project after another this winter. I brought a ready-to-quilt project to AZ (where we spend the winter) from CT, thinking I'd get it done quickly and mail it to my DD in NY for this VERY COLD winter. Then my DIL asked me to mend a quilt I made for my DS years ago that has been loved almost to death by my grandsons. First distraction. Then... the next distraction ...
I realized that I should have made baby quilts for twins born in Oct. I thought it was going to be a fast project when I started it 6 weeks ago! I had made baby quilts for their brother and 2 cousins that were NOT just quick thrown together projects, so I decided theirs had to be 'special' too. My design is a sailboat on a lake with fish below and sun above. Too simple, so the sky and lake are kaleidescope blocks in light blues and dark blues. Big mistake. They are NOT EASY to match, and I'm obsessive. AND THIS IS A BABY QUILT for goodness sake. If I had foundation-pieced the sky and lake from the start, I would have saved myself a lot of unsewing. I HAVE foundation pieced the sun and boats, and am about to design and foundation-piede the fish. Then I'll finally get to the fun machine quilting part.
Then, I'll FINALLY start on what I planned to do in December - my DD's quilt!