I'm Determined

As I've posted previously (here and here) Y seams have not been my friend. I had accepted that the 2nd attempt at my Turkey Tracks block would be my last. I went to cut it to size when I realized that it was too small! Today my LQS The Olde Green Cupboard had something called "The Doctor's Are In The House" where you could go in and get some help on any project you were stuck on. So off I went! Boy did I ever benefit from the specialized help today! Part of the problem was a cutting issue on my part. It was my first time using templates. As a result, my dots that were marked on the fabric were in the wrong place. Also, Faye showed me her technique for Y Seams (which are the same ones in the book but I just couldn't get it) and it made SO much more sense! Here is the partial block I worked on. Faye did one side, I did the other. I feel so much more comfortable and as a result, a third attempt is in progress! I'm determined to master this block! It was a fun few hours. Everyone had different needs and it was fun to be in a quilting classroom again. Of course, I spent more time chatting and looking at everyone else's projects than I did working on my own things.

I decided to take BOTH quilt classes I mentioned in my prior post! I saw this sample quilt and fell in love with the fabric. (Bubblegum Basics) I bought what my LQS had and then ordered a bit more (including the backing) online. I'm going to use this for the Jack and Jill quilt - I'm doing the Jill version. It will be much scrappier and brighter than the sample. I'm going to make it a lap quilt and give it to a special little girl.

This sample quilt at my LQS inspired me to buy the fabric!

There's not much knitting progress. I'm still working on the shawl I showed you in my prior post. It's still in the boring stage and will be for some time. I'm also working on the Christmas gift I can't show you. Actually, the first one is finished and I'm working on a 2nd one for someone else. I'm purposely not casting on for something else as the Dragon Melody Shawl is a big project and I'm taking a lace shawl class at the beginning of August. That project is so big that the yarn will come on a cone!

I weighed in yesterday at WW and I only have 1.2 pounds of my vacation weight left to take off. I didn't hit the gym at all the weekend as I bailed out yesterday (now I wished I hadn't) and was plagued with stomach issues all last night and a portion of today. This is my third weekend of sticking to program 100%. During the week it has never been a problem but I had started having lunch Saturday off plan. Then Saturday night. Then it ended up being the whole weekend! It's very easy to backslide.

I hope you all had happy stitches this weekend!