Quilt 4 is underway!!

So, I really think I've just totally freaked myself out about the whole finishing 5 quilts by the end of the month thing. I'm pretty sure I can do it now!! Why? you ask. Well, I will tell you!

Mike discovered today that he could purchase the cd key for Diablo 2 and its expansion pack for $5.00 from Blizzard, and download the software for free from their website. He usually plays a game called Dungeon Runners, but lately has been totally excited because they just announced Diablo 3 will be coming out sometime in the distant future. To some of you this might not make any sense, but I grew up with a little brother who LOVED Diablo 2 and Starcraft and is currently a HUGE World of Warcraft fan, so I am totally used to the excitement that comes from a new Blizzard game. Anyway! Mike bought the cd key and was downloading Diablo 2. It took over 5 hours! And of course, all of the websites that I wanted to go to were javascript so I would've slowed down the already slow download speed, which meant that I couldn't use the internet until the download was completed. Then Mike had to play the first quest. Of course!

Well, while he was busy downloading and playing his new game, I started working on Quilt 4. There are 7 rows, and I finished the first 4 today. I am really excited. It took about 4 hours to get as much done today as I did, and most of the first 2 rows were already done! It's a very difficult pattern though, so I'm sure that's why. It has nothing to do with the fact that I am slow, because I'm not. I actually sew pretty quickly. One year at Deer Valley I did 4 quilt tops....in just a week! It is a personal record.

Anyway, so while I was totally freaking out this morning about not being able to get my 5 quilts done, plus the 4 that I have for clients, and the possibility of 3 more for a client, I have now calmed down a lot. I think that if I just put in a couple of long days with the Gammill, then I'll be able to get it done. And, I am quite confident that I can get it done! I'm really good at quilting, at least I think I am....and I'm pretty quick. Usually Marshy is really good about it, too. He watches movies and listens to my music with me and everything. He is such a good boy. And very patient.

Anyway, I will definitely keep you updated on my progress of Quilt 4. I didn't take any pictures, because I want to wait until it's done. It doesn't really make sense right now, but it will once it's squared off and has its borders on.