Portland Love Quilt - An Update

There's not much to update in this department. Work and packing has sucked out all of my creativity and left me with little time to even think about doing projects ever again. This past weekend I started packing away some of my supplies, so at this point, there's no thread around for me to sew anyway. I was surprised to look back and see that I actually did make some progress on the Portland Love quilt since I posted last. I don't remember exactly when I added those extra blocks, but the Portland Love Quilt is definitely taking shape. However, I still have a long way to go before it's anywhere near a usable size.

Not to worry though, I have other projects to keep my hands busy throughout August while my sewing machine is in storage. A year or two ago, I embarked on a joint project with my Mom to create a Cathedral Windows quilt. While visiting my parents one weekend, we went out and got all of the fabric, cut it into little squares, and had a planning session on how to make the 280 (or so) squares necessary for a Queen-sized cover. We both agreed to make a "sample" square that weekend to see if our individual hand sewing skills would be "compatible." And by "compatible" we meant "good enough" for our own individual high standards (I'm definitely my mother's daughter). Luckily we each passed and I went home excited to pump out squares in my spare time. Ha.

Anyway, this is my one and only square completed to date. My mom has totally blown me out of the water and has completed nearly has enough blocks for an entire quilt. I am looking forward to that August furlough, when I will have hours at a time to complete at least 3-8 more. It's going to be gorgeous when it's all finished. And I certainly can't demand joint-custody of the quilt if I don't put in a little more effort!