The finish of crappy August and start of hopefully better September

August was a month of mostly procrastinating and a few days of excellent progress.  I think I managed to tick off 4 of 7 tasks.  So not a complete loss.

With plenty of projects on the go, and needing to choose something to keep me occupied at my monthly stitching group, this seemed the ideal time to start something completely new!

Thimble Blossoms patterns / Camille Roskelley ran a sew along of this pattern and I bought it while it was on special... although the sew along came and went without any participation on my part.  The Sweet Escape pattern is based on a log cabin design and designed for a honey bun (like a jelly roll but with 1 1/2in strips).  Camille did a version with subtle neutral and navy stripes and I was in love!

 I had selected a fat quarter pack of modern backgrounds by Zen Chic... and loved they way they played with some greyed navies and indigo Essex Linen in my stash... and the rest is history.  A few more fabric purchases then my collection sat for several months waiting for a break in the lineup.

Finally...

Two blocks became four... and its starting to look like something.

It is very out of my comfort zone to work with so few colours... but I'm loving the effect.  This will be a very Zen quilt... just a few more million blocks 😂 and it'll be done.