in my near future.

The jelly roll won out in the competition.
So many of you said to get both ... layer cake and jelly roll ... and all I can say to that is ... I sure wish I had your quilting budget!  They don't call me Ms. Frugal Britches for nothing!

 (king size quilt top, batting, and backing, waiting to be hand quilted,

just as soon as it cools down a little bit)

On another note :

I continue to receive the same question as of late and thought it would be a good idea to address it on my blog.

The question : How are you able to get so much done?

The answer : Oh boy.  How do I answer this question?  I am able to do as much as I do, partly by timing and partly with the fact that I work in stages (ie; still waiting for Joann fabric to put their batting on sale - so I have 4 quilt tops that will be finished all at once - which appears to be a lot of work - but the tops came together quickly).  I have always tried to use my time wisely and one of my favorite quotes reads :

"It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing" - Thomas Jefferson

But I think the best answer as of recent projects would be - I just have a lot of free time on my hands.  As a home school mom of only one now, we are on our summer vacation schedule.  I am a bit of a home body, so no real running to and from, and my recent caring for an elderly couple has come to an end.  I am cleaning a couple of homes for extra spending money (for fabric) as well as contributing to our family budget, but besides that, I don't have a great deal of pressing matters in my life.  Not to mention, quilting is my very favorite new love and passion, for being creative, so that is where my energy is going.  When you make your seconds count, you will be amazed by all that can be accomplished.

I hope that answers this question.  I feel like such a tiny little spot on the web and not the least bit gifted in quilting.  I have never had any formal training and have such a long ways to go.  I start way too many projects and blogging keeps me accountable to finishing them.  All your sweet comments enable me to press on and step beyond my comfort zone.