indigo + oatmeal

I've been hording indigo, batik and coordinating fabrics for YEARS. With a recent purchase of a coordinating indigo/browns/cream print I decided to finally cut into my stash. It took several days to decide on what pattern to use.  I decided to go with my favorite pattern to start with. There is enough fabric left that you will see these prints in several quilts. I will have to keep one for myself. Next quilt is a HST pattern that I am eager to start using these fabrics.

While sewing any quilt my mind works on a name and indigo + oatmeal was perfect for this quilt.  Lot's of indigo, oatmeal colored onasburg muslin for the sashing, the brown is chocolate chips....of course.

Winter is still roaring here in the Ozarks.  We have had snow, ice, winter on the ground since February 16th and we are in the thows of a winter storm today.  It's lovely to have a part-time job that I can pick my days to work and days to hunker down, stay home and sew. I have been sewing this top the past several evenings or #whiletheworldsleeps is a better description of my sewing time.  

Had plans to step outside to hang this quilt top on the laundry line (photo studio) today to get the full impact of its beauty. Not going out now on the icy deck just to take photos.  Here is the quilt top folded 1/4 the size on the floor by the back deck door.  The ONLY place in the house with any measurable light.  Not even noon and I have to turn on lights in the house to keep the gloominess at bay. 

The sleet is accumulating with a forecast of several inches of snow on top of that.  So glad to have firewood brought in, groceries bought and projects to keep the mind and hands busy. Let's hope the ice/snow doesn't cause a power outage.  Would like to get the back sewn today along with loading it on the longarm quilter.  

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warm winter project

We've had snow/ice on the ground here in the Ozarks since I returned from my vacation in Florida over a week ago.  It was nice to work on a warm winter project.

 Can now be found in my shop.

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tumbling blocks quilt

The quilt is finished and in the shop.

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I am currently working on another quilt top.  Too late to photograph it for today so I decided to link my latest finished project to the following:

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too many WIP's

I keep a calendar of things I need to get done, chores, appointments, sewing, quilting, projects, etc. The daily to-do list keeps growing. I jotted down 3 more things last night to add to today's lineup and there is no more room............ugh.  Then I prioritize and move, click and drag, some items to the next day or week. This process is better for me, paper lists get too messy with the scribbles and post-it notes are too much. An online calendar is the best method of organization for me. That is until I see that my quilting WIP's are overtaking my day. I've found that I am in several stages of completion on several projects; framed squares waiting to be made into a couple of quilt tops, two rolls of binding ready to be used on quilts waiting to be made, my new found project of making pieced quilt bags, quilt labels and more projects not found in the photos below.  It's good that I find sewing as my therapy or I would be stressed from all the WIP's waiting to be completed.  Oh, housework, let's not even go there :).

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all this WIP will become.....

...more framed square quilts...

...and quilt bags.