As it always is this time of year, the itch to get outside in the garden is strong. But it poured on Saturday, so other than planting up my front porch boxes, it was a solid indoor day.

Time to tackle some sewing. I really want to start a new project for myself (dive into those Tabby Road Fabrics), but I feel I need to wrap up at least one WIP before I do.

Remember this one…

It’s my Leader/Ender four patches on point. As you can see, I’d only got so far with it. That’s the thing about an on point layout – each of those rows get longer and longer and take that much more time. I needed to dedicate a day to it and really push through.

When I started this, I didn’t really plan out how big it would be or how many blocks I would need. I just made a bunch of four patches and stopped when I had a pile. So to build the quilt, I make two rows at a time, then sew one to each side. That way I can build toward the centre and all will be even without running out of blocks.

After several hours, I had four more rows added. (Two each side)

I still had about and hour and a half before dinner, so I decided to do two more rows (one for each side)

And you can see, those six rows really filled the gap. I could do one more row (it has to be an odd number for the blocks to line up correctly) and call it a day. That would give me a nice sized lap quilt (about 60″ x 70″).

But… I have enough four patches left for at seven more rows. That should make it a really good-sized quilt – maybe even enough for a double bed.

Sadly, that means I need at least one more weekend. Tabby Road will just have to wait.