How could I have forgotten these 20 blocks? Each one has 49 pieces. Yes, FORTY-NINE pieces! That’s 980 bits of fabric precisely sewn together.

No wonder I grew tired of it this quilt.

Then I discovered the bin underneath it: 240 rectangles (made of 3 pieces each) for the sashing, along with a gazillion little 2″ squares for the cornerstones and the 8″ squares for the 18 setting triangles (made of 5 pieces each).

So…do you think I’m crazy yet?

Of course you do.

This was the 2017 Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt, the last “quilt-along” I participated in.  Her complicated designs were fun for a few years, but working on them didn’t leave time for me to design and sew my own projects.

My sewing station means I don’t have to get up to iron or trim pieces.

Will I finish it this winter? Hmmmmm….I’m not sure. We’ll see how long my patience and enthusiasm lasts.

Banjo Man thinks it’s beautiful, but he thinks every single thing I sew is beautiful.  He loves quilts.  Sometimes he comes into my office, sits down with a cup of tea and enjoys the explosion of fabric all around him.  Then he picks threads off his clothes and heads back to his own office.  It’s quite funny.

I’ll keep working on this until I decide which one of my own projects I will start next.   We had about 8″ of snow Tuesday and much of it, along with plenty of ice, is still here.

Winter isn’t over yet.