Needles and Pens

Ready for a break from the bathroom-fixing-up posts? Yeah, me too. So I took some time out today and finished my March "Floral Breeze" block-of-the-month to share for Sew & Tell Friday . It's called "Sweet Pea." A little closeup of the handwork: These are the three blocks finished so far. They're 12-1/2" x 18-1/2" each. Looking really pretty! Next project: A window valance for -- you guessed it -- the bathroom. Almost done in there, and that's a very good thing!

So this week I've been trying to play catch-up in the aftermath of my big January home project ... but mostly I've been floundering. Once I get my teeth into a big project, I will work like a fiend to get it finished, but when it's done I tend to stall out -- for days on end, it seems -- and go, "Now what?" Does that happen to you? Or are you able to just move smoothly on to the next thing? At any rate, I'm pretty well caught up on the household basics and had to give myself permission to slack off a bit, recharge, and wait for the next wave of motivation. And despite my slacking, I have a couple of small finishes for the week. In last year's "Get 'er Done" challenge, I was lucky enough to win one of the monthly prize drawings, a set of beautiful block-of-the-month kits from Jo-Ann fabrics, called "Floral Breeze." It was donated by my friend, Jude, who also has a set of her own. Hopefully we can keep each other encouraged to finis...