Year of the PIGS Question!

Jill's Year of the Pigs Question for this week is:  "So what have you finished and what are you starting on?"

My answer is I finished this little fabric basket(woohoo!)  It's for the guild's quilt show which is held this summer.  They set up a boutique table with donated handmade items and at the last meeting there were lots of kits made up.  I only took one of them not knowing how much time I'd have to finish it.  I managed to get it done and also the friendship blocks(no pic).  There are two in each kit-one I signed and it will go to the out-going president and the other one goes into a drawing for those who've participated.  I haven't won yet!

I'm working on a Turning Twenty Again quilt top at the moment.

What's My Excuse?

Jill has asked us her third question-Why you put PIGS and UFOs to the side . 

I think one reason is time.  I'm sure I could get lots done if I'd sew 15 minutes here and there but I seem to be the kind of person who needs to work at something for longer than that.  It just doesn't feel as though I'm getting anything accomplished in short increments.  I also seem to have more ideas than time...hence the stash!

Another reason would be that I dislike doing borders.  Maybe because I don't really have a nice place to lay a quilt top out without scrubbing and sanitizing the floor(kinda kidding on the sanitizing part but not really!  Farms are messy!)  I guess this also applies to basting.  I don't really like to do that either!

OK...one more excuse reason:  I start something, realize I don't really like doing it and lay it aside promising myself when I get more time I'll finish it(see reason #1).  This seems to be mainly applique and 'fancy' work.  For now I'm all about piecing and this is supposed to be my hobby-relaxing and fun-so if it isn't, I lose interest fast! 

I figure someday when I retire(and I don't want to wish my life away, so I can wait for that)I figure I'll get more done!  One thing is for sure, I won't have a lack of things to do!

Now if I could just figure out why the laundry never gets done.....

Got this much done...which is to say...not much done!

After a discouraging false start in which I started sewing blocks together and then realized that I had forgotten to change the needle position for the foot I was using which resulted in about a 1/8th inch bigger than the desired 1/4" seam...then some unsewing...then got my blocks together for the top...borders are next.  I'm no speed demon, that's for sure!