When I got to my workroom this morning the back of the Nosegay was glaring at me and I could only sigh. I didn’t want to work on it. I had, somewhere in the back of my mind, wished that it would just be done. I thought about taking out Sharon’s quilt blocks and just ignoring the back of the Nosegay. It seemed too big, too much, too old, too depressing. I felt like I just couldn’t do it. Still, I knew that if I didn’t just do it, it would glare at me forever. Since the thing has been hanging around since 1998 and I wanted it done in my lifetime, I decided to just do a couple of rows. After all, if I did a couple of rows every week, it would eventually get done.
I arranged some 1930s scraps that were laying on my cutting table into a largish block and sewed them together. That kind of warmed me up and I sewed on a row of the blue and a row of the 1930s fabric and laid it out. I found that I had sewed more than half! Halfway done! I couldn’t believe it. How did that happen? That spurred me on. 
I sewed entire FQ pieces into long rows and sewed them to the back. Each strip took about 2.75 yards of fabric. It took me about 3-4 hours, but I finished the entire back. The back is done. Whew!
I had been wondering if I shouldn’t just take Thoughts on Dots and Serendipity Puzzle to the quilter and bring the Nosegay later. Now I don’t have to. I will call the quilter and see if I can bring the quilts over, then I will be free of them for a time.
I am so thrilled!
I didn’t get through as much of the 1930s fabric as I had hoped, but I only have about 1/2 a bin left. I think I may put the fabrics with each color family rather than segregating them.
I have to say that the colors depress me a little bit with their muted tones and sweet little designs and I am tempted to just send them off to someone.
oh jaye! that’s fantastic!!! yea yea yea you!!!!!
now if i could just get the gumption to finish my serendipity quilt…do i even know where it all is? hmmmm…
i’m delighted for you, jaye!
Hurrah! Hooray! Good for you Jaye, that was a huge project. Now you’ll just have to get that giant new bed for the Nosegay to go on top of…
Great job and Done is good!
WOW! Today is comment bonanza day!
Kristen: you can do it. Just do one seam a day. Give the kidlets some fabrics to play with while you sew. You can do it!
JulieZS: thanks for the support! I needed it. I don’t know about the giant new bed, but it is a thought… if I can face more big smelly men working on my house. Bleah!
Deirdre: Yes. Done is good and I am quite proud of this Nosegay. Large, yes, but the layout is a good one. Thanks for your cheers!