Oops...A Few Weeks Passed...

Oops. It's been a couple weeks. There's a good reason. I went on vacation for a week, and the week before that was preparatory. So I didn't do much besides pack stuff up and decide what to take with me.

I started my trip with the Rhinebeck Fiber Festival, one of the largest in the country, I believe. It was awesome, but I was a little bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of it. I ended up buying nothing, saving my money for a trip to WEBS in Massachusetts. Also awesome. Not as overwhelming. Lightened my wallet by $86. Sorry folks, no pics. You'll see why in a moment.

Then, on to NYC! I visited The City Quilter, a very awesome little fabric shop (Little compared to the ones here in Michigan, it's actually quite large for a NYC shop). in the heart of Manhattan. I picked up some really great fabric for a Christmas quilt that I begun yesterday, as well as some black & white prints.

I arrived home late Saturday night. Sunday, I focused myself on my crafting, and worked on the blocks pictured below. You might recognize a few fabrics from City Quilters!




I really hope to turn the Christmas quilt into a published pattern. This is just the beginning of the first block.



I also spent significant time rearranging the craft closet and yarn stash. I'm matching all my yarn (gasp!) to patterns, bagging it up, and sorting it by desired end product. I'm doing this mainly because there's so much acrylic, and I'd like to really focus, and I can't with four totes of white acrylic staring at me every time I walk past the stash. So, here's the start. All the "good stuff" is already sorted.