Slow Going, But Progress Nonetheless

Last night I cut triangles for over two hours, like two and a half really. And I have the right sides of the pink triangles cut. Just the right sides. I'm thinking another two plus hours and I could have the left sides cut too. Of the pink that is. I haven't started any other color yet. But it's progress.

Current Thoughts

I would still like to have this done by September 24, but it may not happen. But really I still would kinda like that. I've been cutting out the triangles and man is it obnoxious. They are just so small and so numerous. I really dread doing it.
Also, after a recent mutual, I discovered that I've got some skill with puff paint. My instinctual puff paint reaction was essentially "ugh," but being significantly older than my last encounter with puff paint the result was pretty impressive. Trying to make a wide line with puff paint is never very easy, but I'm now more open to the possibility of fabric paints for the lettering, 'cause really if it said "Double Letter Score" it would just be awesome.

Motivation

So September is fast approaching. I commented to Nathan that I really need to get with it or this will be Christmas rather than birthday. His expression gave the impression that he thought even Christmas was a stretch. Consequently I stayed up late last night prepping triangles. My goal tonight is to get to the point where I can sew a stinkin' triangle. So essentially I have learned that proving I can do something is a big motivator for me, I can only imagine what my textbooks would say about that; some kind of little sister complex probably.

Tick Tock

This morning I was thinking about the fact that Owen is almost three. With that however came the realization that June is not far from September. And with that came the holy cow I'd better get on it with the scrabble quilt feeling. So tonight I was all ready. I have more strips to sew, I had run out of white. But I am almost to the cutting of the triangles. It's really pathetic how slowly this is going I seriously blame netflix among other things. Tonight however as I was just starting out Lily started to cry. She puts herself back to sleep, but when she cries I practically hold my breath, so I did not sew. I crept downstairs, wishing I was wearing shorts and not pants as my jeans were making that walking in jeans noise. Tomorrow they are going to hang out with Grandma, Owen is even going to spend the night. Which means, I will come home and mop like the wind and vacuum like the wind and fold laundry like the wind so I can sew like a meticulous nut.

Sewing at Night

I finally tried it. And no one woke up. Total success. So, here we go. The only thing stopping me now is the fact that I have two Alias dvds coming today from netflix.

So Where Are These Fabulous Triangles?

I'm getting all the strips together for the triangles. It's taking a long time as I'm hesitant to sew at night. I shouldn't be worried, but it feels loud. Owen sleeps through it, I'm so not worried about him. But Lily is a light sleeper and I live in fear of waking her. Sometimes I literally tip toe past her door. She sleeps deeper than she use to, but old habits die hard as they say. So the triangles are progressing but not like lightning fast or anything. I may try it tonight just to see if it's really an issue. The other thing about the triangles is that I have to iron every seam after I sew it. I can't let it go even two seams. And it's a bit tiresome to be going back and forth all the time. But I'll see what I can do tonight.

I'll Have to Think About This More, But...

I may have solved the letter conundrum. (What conundrum? Think for a minute about the logistics of putting Double Letter Score and the like on the squares, to scale too.) I was looking at a JoAnn's ad, I get them in the mail, and apparently iron on letters are on sale. Excuse Me? Iron on letters!!! Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles!
Then of course I googled 'em and seeing as I'm not in the market for metallic or fuzzy the options are rather limited and not to my scale. Then my little eyes beheld what just may be the solution. There was a sidebar HP ad. And how you may ask is Hewlett Packard going to solve this?
I can print my own iron on letters. I've done it before, a la Julie Veroff. So I am currently thinking iron-on and I'll embroider around them to finish it nicely, but for now that's the plan. Maybe on further analysis I'll find some gaping hole in this proposition, but let's hope not. I'll just have to tell Nathan Lindsey not to wash it on a daily basis, but seeing as it's a quilt I don't imagine that will be an issue.
I'll have to test this method though, I don't want it to tackify my endeavor.