I should have known when I was pulling fabrics a noon on Saturday that I would probably not finish. However, I was determined not to make a cozy of last resort. Yep. Week 2 of Project Quilting.
I didn't finish, but I did get the top finished, the back pieced and the binding cut. The hold up was the unfortunate reminder that one of the spuds stole asked for the soundproofing boards in the basement. One of which, I was using to make my quilt sandwiches. It was about the size of a 4x8 sheet of plywood, but made of something much lighter. It was upholstered in a gray woven furniture grade fabric. That fabric grabbed onto the quilt backing and held it tight. I didn't even need to pins or tape or anything. And I could put it on a table so I didn't have to crawl around on the floor. I completely stalled out on finishing when I realized I would have to go back to plan A. I couldn't even.... By the time I got over my snit, I no longer had the time or energy to make the sandwich.
But then I remembered that the way I easily did my free motion quilting on my last several quilts was by renting time on the sit down long arm at the LQS. And, would you believe it, they don't stay open all hours on Saturday night for my convenience. So... Another project gets added to my WIP pile. The only benefit is that this one doesn't require any special skill or problem solving to move to the done pile. It just requires a little less whining and little more enthusiasm.
