I've got Alaska ready to start sewing. I printed off copies using the tracing paper. It may be to lightweight, but if so I'll be looking for something else on Tuesday. Lots of craft shops to check out there so I should be able to find something.
I've decided to cut all my blocks ahead of time. I have four coordinating fabrics I'm using for the background, so I started deciding which blocks I'd use them for and getting that cut.