Catching Up in Tucson

Wow! All of a sudden I look up and July is over. The summer is halfway gone. How did this happen? Most of my sewing has been an obligation lately, so I've been a little quiet around here. I did have a plan to catch up before I left on for Tucson, Arizona last week, unfortunately my husband ended up with a broken toe in the middle of my marathon catch up session, so I had to take my sewing machine with me to get things finished up. I'm happy to say that I am *almost* all caught up. Which is good, because I have some grand ideas running around in my head that I want to work on getting out.

I spent most of my free time in Tucson catching up on outstanding blocks for the Bee a Lone Star(burst) Bee. First up, for May, Lee wanted a scrappy rainbow - but not a color wheel. I actually finished my first set of blocks for her on time. And then I posted them. Yeah, I completely forgot the "bright and pure" part of her request.Thankfully, she spoke up. And I am so glad she did. I know that many people (and I am one of them) are often afraid to speak up and correct others missteps in bees and swaps. But, quite honestly, I want to make her happy so I was relieved that she had the courage to tell me that the colors I chose weren't correct, so I could rectify my mistake. So, I'm very late, but I re-made her blocks. I hope these work better.

Then came June. Natalie asked for ombre stars either working from light to dark or dark to light. Her color palate was based on Domestic Bliss using clear and bright plums, berries, pinks, turquoises, teals, and yellow. So I chose to do one in yellow and the other in plum.

Finally, Solidia wanted Christmas colors (but not necessarily Christmas themed) blocks. I had a little winter-y fabric left over from an old swap that I thought would be perfect.

I never meant to get so behind on these blocks. It's embarrassing really. But at least they're done now, and sent off to their deserving homes. Forgive my tardiness ladies! I hope you like them!