I had committed to doing 4 quilts for our guild's charity committee, so I purchased a focus fabric with lots of colors and matching solids. Then I did a little math and cut 9-1/2" blocks, and rectangles and squares that when sewn together would equal 9-1/2". So I had 2-rail blocks, 4-rail blocks, 4-patch blocks, and blocks that had 1 rectangle and 2 squares. Then I started sewing blocks into rows, and rows into quilts. I put a pieced border on each quilt, and got all the sewing done in one day. The next day, I spray basted the quilts and used a large stipple to quilt them. Over the next week, I got the binding sewn on and machine stitched them. So, within a week, I had fulfilled my promise. And honestly, I will NEVER do that again. And I didn't have to do them in a weekend, but I knew that if I didn't get them done right away, they would get pushed aside or would never even get started. And if I ever make that kind of promise again, I will just cut 9-1/2" squares and forget about the subcutting.