36 Blocks...

Yesterday's Block Party was a huge success! I began sewing all the squares together at 9 am, and when I quit at 10 pm all 36 blocks were finished, and I had decided on the layout. (Apologies for the night-time photo, but I just had to show you how much I accomplished in one intense day.)

I'll get the quilt top assembled this morning, along with the back for the quilt, and then I'll drive it down to Kathy in Harbour Heights so she can quilt it (assemble top, batting and backing with the fancy quilt stitching) for me. After she's finished, it will come back to me to finish off with binding.

I'm hoping that Fezzik will share photos of the finished quilt top with you tomorrow. (Perhaps if I give him a little extra kibble?) I'm never quite sure what he wants to write about until he starts pecking away on my laptop. He's so smart!

I'll be picking up the Nantucket Quilt, which is now ready for binding, too. The next time you see that, it will be ready to ship to our hostess on the island.
This evening is our Veterans Day concert for the Concert Band and Chorale. (Remember, this will be my first concert with the Chorale.) It's going to be quite inspirational and patriotic. I wish you could all be here to enjoy it. I'm really hoping that someone is going to be recording it. I'm usually the person to do that, but I'll be singing this time, instead.

Happy Veterans Day to all the servicemen and women,
and all of our veterans who sacrificed so much
that we might live in freedom.
My family and I are very grateful.

Before I sign off for today, I also want to apologize for not responding to your daily comments or making my usual rounds to say hello to my blog pals. The design for the Lavender Dreams quilt was really a lot more involved than I anticipated, and with the deadline to get it to Harbour Heights, I've really been behind the 8 ball I sort of bit off more than I could chew.

You know how much I love stopping in to visit and leave my notes on your blogs...and likewise, how much I appreciate each and every comment. I want you to know that I read all of your notes as they come in, and I promise I'll get back to my regular schedule very soon. I'm hoping to get back to normal by the beginning of next week.

Til then, I hope you'll accept my blog posts as my "conversation" with each of you, and know that I'll be back to what passes for normal around here before you know it.