I will be teaching this one as a class in May - this particular fabric combo is not for my shop sample, but I needed a quick quilt for an event in mid-March, and what better way to get comfortable with the ruler than to make an extra quilt with it.
In gearing up for class I needed to know how long it will take to cut and piece the blocks - this is challenging for me as I often go up to work in my studio and lose all track of time.
So I put in a movie when I started pulling fabrics from my stash - and by the end of the first move I had all the fabrics cut and ready to sew - Sixteen Candles.
I put in a second movie when I started piecing the blocks - Breakfast Club - and got halfway through the 28 blocks.
One more movie later - Weird Science - and all the blocks were ready to be assembled.
...and I was out of John Hughes movies. I think we have Pretty in Pink somewhere. Now I just need to add all the run times together and I will have a good estimate.
So do you pay attention to how long your projects take? People often ask me - but usually I can't be this specific.
3 comments:
I can't sew long because of physical issues. Emotional ones too. I have no idea how long things take because they don't take hours, they take weeks and months.
That's way cool! I usually watch TV shows so I can't really keep track that way. :)
I always need to watch TV or listen to music to stay focused. This is going to be an awesome quilt!
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