Day 26

After a weekend of much sewing culminating in a swollen hand and the ice pack being retrieved from the freezer, today I continued without too much pain. I had to seriously consider my intentions with this project. Now the bed, for which this quilt is intended, has been raised to 30"- a considerable height - the quilt would need to be 11' by 7' in size if it is to reach the floor on both sides. Currently it is about a third of what it needs to be. I calculated a required 10 yards of fabric for backing, finishing and binding and the costs involved and have to conclude that all of this is simply not reasonable in a ten day timeframe. I do think I could do it if I put my mind to it, and all my time, but have decided to concentrate my efforts elsewhere. The quilt will be made, but considerably smaller.
Today I also contacted the printer to give them the go-ahead, having completely checked the proof over the weekend. Can't say I'm not nervous because I certainly am.

Day 24

For the first time in months I woke up without thinking I had to either write or edit, which was a good feeling. I took it a little easier today and spent my time sewing. The pressure is not off though - we decided the Elizabeth Challenge quilt I am making would be nice on our bed and look particularly good if it went to the floor on both sides. Then we bought a new bed which was put together last night. I came home from work to find I need steps to get into my new bed! I'm not joking. The top is 76cm (30") from the floor which means an extra 5 feet of patchwork quilt I have to make with a deadline ten days away. Seems I have two chances and they're both in Bourke Street (Buckleys and Nunn). So blogwatchers - can she do it? Watch this space.

New Phase Day 6

I took the weekend off, although I probably should not have done so. Today I made up for it by writing over 3,000 words. I'm happy with that. I also surfed the 'net to research catering for the book launch in October and concluded that it was going to cost a huge amount to have caterers in. Looks like the best thing in regards to my budget is to do it myself. I know what I want to serve, making the planning easy enough. That's one thing off the list of things to do.

New Phase Day 2

Managed to write 1,400 words today putting me half-way into Chapter 9. Was happy enough with that. Today was patchwork day with my private group and I worked on my Elizabeth Challenge Quilt. Have more than enough of the quilt done for the cover of the book, which I need to put together tomorrow for advertising purposes. Feeling positive about things even though my deadlines are looming.