beginnings

My niece will be graduating with a Master's degree

next May.

I pretty much promised her a quilt

for the momentous occasion.

and I have been so eager to get started on it.

Now that I have finished all of my other sewing obligations,

I can do just that :-)

By 'get started' 

you understand 

that I mean with the actual sewing,

because I have already invested quite a few hours

designing

and doing the maths

(oh, the maths!!)

and, of course, 

procuring fabrics.

Yesterday

when I did my fabric pull,

I thought maybe I'd gone a smidge overboard 

in the acquisition department,

but after making my first block,

I decided to change up my design a little,

and now I'm thinking I may need a few more.

Time will tell...

This one will be pretty epic

so I've broken it down into 'bite-sized' pieces

with (hopefully) easily attainable weekly goals.

I estimate it will take me 23 weeks,

so by starting now,

I can take 2 weeks off for Christmas

and be finished with it by the time birthday season starts in April,

a full 3 weeks before Jordan graduates :-)

You know what's really crazy??

We'll (Lord willing) be living in the new house

by the time I have a quilt top!!

this would be a whole lot easier if I'd pick fabrics with an all-over, non-linear design!!