Happy New Year -- Sounds like lots of things going on in our non-quilting lives!
Yay Quossum! Finishes are always good. Try not to obsess too much on the big numbers, it can be daunting... my technique is just to put totals in terms of just "lots and lots". It doesn't seem so bad when I'm cutting to think of how many sets I need instead of how many individual units. Just mind games to keep me going. And you can also tell yourself, At least I'm not 'Blossom making extra units
Petthefabric, so sorry about the Berninas. Non-quilters don't really get why we do actually need multiple machines. I ranked my bernina going out of service right there after Car and Computer as issues I don't need or want but have to take care of.
Craftybecksa, so glad you are back to being up and sewing along with the rest of life stuff. Is a great time to start the project either doing it still as a mystery or looking ahead and making different fabric choices or block sets. The thread will still be active for weeks, and up all year so we can join you in your recovery and quilting.
I'll use this as a reminder to make sure you print off your clues to keep with your project if you are going to do this later or just in case the project becomes a UFO. After about Valentine's Day, the clues will be taken down but you can buy a non-mystery version of the pattern if needed.
I'm up in the middle of the night with my "usual" insomnia issues. Had a bad night a week or so ago and it takes time to readjust. But in good news, I am -- not quite caught up! But I am on Clue 6. I did get my sets put together, made a first set, and am now on the first rounds of sewing. Still looks so weird to me and I have to fight to put my large half-square piece with the white (my pink) to the corner and not inside as the diagram shows. The rectangles are going along ok... the seam sure feels weird to me as I'm pinning and sewing. Some of my units came out perfectly, most were ok, and a few others really weirdly off. I'm not going to worry about them too much, they are the right size at least.