And then the lights went out

 Hello everyone! Hey, are you all covered in snow? We are, and it's freaking me out just a little because it's been so long since we've seen it. The snow is also complicating some excitement I've had in the sewing room recently. I have flourescent lights in there-- or I had, at this point-- and I lost two out of three of them one day last week. They just stopped working, which was not welcome at all. We had planned to change out the lights in there to some LED lights anyway, so we called the electrician and he came out and started to switch out the lights. But, you know, "the wires are really old" and "these really aren't wired correctly." Long story short, still no light, and power in only part of the room. The wrong part, of course.

And then came snow. And some other people have electrical problems from the snow. I have hopes that my lights will be all fixed this week, but I really have no basis for that hope. More wishful thinking than anything.

Meanwhile, there are things I should be working on but am not, so here's a very short update. First, there is this little block:

After seeing so many really fun starts on the Stay at Home Round Robin, I decided to jump in and make a smallish donation quilt. I started with this block cut from a panel, which started out at 11 inches. Then I was supposed to add piano keys for the first round, but I was starting late, so why not just use a nice stripe instead?

It worked great, and I even mitered the corners so it looks extra special. This is now about 16-1/2 inches square. The next round is plus blocks, but of course the lights went out before that could happen. I've actually never made a plus block, so I want to have as much light as possible before I try. I see that the next one is up, too, and it's flying geese. Oooh, I actually have an idea for that! 

So that's going along okay, and I'm also working on  the Bokeh quilt along with Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl. Here is my fabric:

 

That's a surprise, isn't it? I almost never use solids. I have a project that I started a long time ago in solids and I'm not sure that I'm going to finish it. We'll see. For this, though, Bernie at Needle and Foot put together some kits for her shop, which included a print for the curved portions. This was a great idea, and I chose a print and some coordinating solids (with Bernie's help on the solids.) I think this is going to look spectacular. I did start cutting after I took this picture, so when there is power again I'll be ready to start on step one of the piecing. You can still join in if you'd like, too!

The only other thing I have right now is these hexies: 

 

In my ongoing repurposing spree, I've dug these out, cut them apart, and finally admitted that they are not going to become anything else. I have enough to make a narrow table runner, which is nice because I happen to have a narrow table just right for these. I'm going to stitch them to a piece of backing by machine and be done with it. Any suggestions for the backing color? I thought I might stitch them about 1/4 inch apart, so the backing will show.

Okay, that's what I have for now! Keep your fingers crossed that everyone who needs it gets their power back so that I can get some lights back. Otherwise I might have to haul the machine up here and settle in at the dining table. Unfortunately, the only person that would annoy is the hubs, and he can be very annoying in return. Or just in general, you know?

Everybody stay warm and dry! 

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