Though I seem to have warped the space/time continuum as far as my Sand Castle blocks are concerned. I counted them and found I needed four more. So I made a whole bunch of blocks and counted them all up again, and I still need four more.
I'm starting to suspect the Sand Castle bin has a black hole in the bottom...
Eventually I'll have enough blocks. Really. I'm sure of it.
There hasn't been as much time to sew lately, what with Thanksgiving and other holidays crowding the calendar. I've got a lot of gifty projects going on behind the scenes, but I can't show them off yet. (If I remember to take pictures, I'll share them after the holidays.)
I did get some fabrics pulled and cut for Frolic. I've been digging through my scrap bins and gathering strips and generally getting ready for the clues to start dropping.
Clue one appeared yesterday, and though I didn't get any time to sew, I did get some strips ready for assembly.
Tomorrow the stitching will commence! Four-patches are always full of fun!
Linking with SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday and Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap. I'm even going to try this new-fangled Instagram thing and post a pic or two. Modern times, eh?
Have a happy Frolic through the Sandcastle with your Geese, Gayle!!
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe one day, you will count your Sand Castle blocks and realize you have enough for two quilts, lol. But that would really be a bonus because, imagine having two gorgeous quilts in one shot? AWESome! Enjoy your sewing time. You deserve a me-time! ;^)
ReplyDeleteIf you're anything like me, you'll layout the sandcastle blocks and have too many. Every time I count out blocks, I need more. The, I have too many.
ReplyDeleteThe gifty projects do take up our time at this time of year, don't they? But then I see the Sand Castles Frolicking with the Geese, and I want to make some of each! Happy sewing, Gayle!
ReplyDeleteHmmm are the cats getting in and stealing the parts? The geese are looking great.
ReplyDeleteLike you, there are several gift projects I’ll be working on this week. I’m loving all your different projects. But I’m going to watch Frolic instead of frolicking myself. I have too many plans of my own for my scraps.im sure I’ll be kicking myself in a month or two...
ReplyDeleteEven though Frolic's 1st clue came out on Friday (11/29) I am starting it on 12/1. Am in th middle of something else and keep reminding myself that it is not a race. Although some think it is :-). I understand the counting problem--some times it seems to go on forever I love following your blog
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a black-hole project box around here. That or I just really have a problem with counting!
ReplyDeleteThe title of your post made me chuckle! I'm wrangling geese here myself, but somehow kept ending up with more than I counted, rather than less? So I guess there's a wormhole sending stuff into my studio :)
ReplyDeleteI spent over an hour yesterday trying to pull out some colors for Frolic and gave up. I don't want a quilt that looks like a thousand other quilts, but I have trouble coming up with a different palette, so for now I'm just going to collect the clues and, like Cathy, watch from the sidelines. I'm getting better at Instagram so I see if I can find you.
ReplyDeleteI assume you're also getting this messy mixture falling from the skies. Glad I can just stay put.
Pat
What a wonderful riot of color on your design wall. I'm sure you will eventually find all those missing blocks. They always seem to turn up just as the quilt is finished
ReplyDeleteI had a counting problem when putting up my garlic knots. Luckily, I ended up with 3 extra, a plus because there were 3 that didn’t have enough contrast or were too dark! A win-win, for once!! *giggle*
ReplyDeleteAll your quilts are looking wonderful. You will have so much fun finishing these. I'm tempted to work on Frolic because it's Texas-based but so far I'm resisting. Way too many current projects of my own.
ReplyDeleteI love all that color on your design wall, and glad it's not only me who has quilt blocks go missing like that. I'll bet those missing blocks are off behind the clothes dryer somewhere. having a party with all the missing socks!
ReplyDeleteYour design wall is gorgeous - so many pretty projects. I really like the fabrics you have chosen for Frolic. I might make a small one once I figure out what fabrics I want to use.
ReplyDeleteAnother busy post, love all your WiPs! Looking forward to following along with your 'frolic' progress too!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see all of your sand castle blocks together. I love that design more and more!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
I love the colors to your Spicy Frolic. What if it turns up the heat in your sewing room so much that your temperature quilt shifts colors?
ReplyDeleteThe Sand Castle blocks look amazing, I'm looking froward to the day when we see them all finished Gayle.
ReplyDeleteYour post makes me smile. Love your design wall! It just seems like some quilts take forever. The end.:) Well, hopefully!!
ReplyDeleteLove your sandcastle blocks! Hopefully you've gotten all of those collected and ready to assemble. Clue 3 for frolic out this morning. Are you caught up?
ReplyDeleteI've had that happen -- not having enough blocks, making the exact number I need, and still not having enough. Sometimes I think I miscount, or maybe I misplace. And sometimes i find the lost ones after I don't need them anymore. One of these days or weeks you'll have enough. I love your geese against the red. Very inviting.
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