Thanksgiving is almost here and this year is soon to be history. I moved here the 1st of June and it really doesn't seem like 6 months have elapsed - but they have.

A lot has been accomplished in that I have 75% of everything unpacked cleaned and most put away. I still have some fabrics, books and miscellaneous I'm still trying to devise the best way to organize so I can find something when I need/want it.

I'm working on a couple of Round Robins which were really neat ideas and work into a useful item for me. There are groups of 5 ladies (I'm in 2 groups because they were short a person). Each makes a block and sends to the lady on the list below her name. The remaining 4 ladies each add a border (pieced, appliquéd, decorated as she might) and when the 4th is added the piece is returned to the originator of the block. I have a small glass top table in my living room, for games, zig saw puzzles etc and think these will make really neat little quilted table toppers for it. So I chose two holiday themes (valentine's day and 4th of July) for my blocks. I also want to make other small table topper quilts to use in there for other holidays - Yes I Know I need more projects.

Where does the time go?? I'm still trying to organize my BOM kits, UFOs and embroidery projects and my fabric stash. In a house with only a closet in each bedroom makes organization resourceful to say the least.

My daughter gave me a nice wooden shoe rack that will hold 15 pairs of shoes for Mother's Day. I have it together and it will make a perfect place (got the idea from a quilting friend) for my fat quarters - but think I may need 1 maybe 2 more.

I've pretty much taken over the storage area of the spare bedroom for my fabrics. My BOM kits, UFOs and Embroidery pojects are in (or going in) large plastic containers by my sewing chair in a corner of my bedroom. I have my sewing machine in the Family room - but don't like the clutter that generates around it - so that is being moved into my bedroom also. Don't like sewing on carpet but will have to try not to drop pins and needles.

Once all the storage and rearranging is finished I can get busy sewing.