This week I did lots of purple and blue blocks, not sure why, but here are some of my favorites. In total I did 30 blocks this week. I've gotten much faster as the month has gone along. I have also cut a lot more backgrounds and even more crosses this week. Here are some of my favorites from this week.
Now I tried to sew, cut or iron at least 30 minutes every day. Some days I did more, but some days I did just the 30 minutes. I will be honest and say I know that two days I didn't do anything. But overall it was a great experience and I am so glad to be half done. I started a spreadsheet to track my progress, but also to make sure that I didn't get too much of any one color. I was surprised to see that purple wasn't my highest amount, and neither was pink, which are probably my favorite colors. I have done more blue blocks than any color, but that is followed closely by pink then purple. Here is a graph of how the colors layout.
I don't want a lot of brown/black blocks, but I think I need to add a few more and I really need to beef up my yellow, green, red and orange. So I have a ways to go, but overall I'm in good shape. Some blocks I had to pick a color, but they really could fall into several buckets. I just want to make sure it has a balanced feel.
It was fun to take some time for selfish sewing, but at the same time it was hard for me, because I wanted to work on projects for others as well. So I think in March I'm going to try and focus on sewing at least 30 minutes a day, just not focusing on do so selfishly. I'm headed over to Sarah's blog to do my last link up for this challenge. :)
Wow, over 50% already? That is awesome. And you know how I feel about statistics and numbers... your plot of color balance is sweet! :)
ReplyDeleteI think making the graph is a great way to be sure to balance the colors. That's so smart!!
ReplyDeleteI like how you are making sure your colors are balanced!
ReplyDeleteWell done on finishing 84 blocks! The 30 minutes a day plan really works.
ReplyDeleteI love you are keeping an account of your colours - I sometimes end up with too much the same thing!
ReplyDeleteWay to go exceeding your goal, Shauna! I love that you made a graph. If I'd made one, it would've had the same highest colors, but probably not a single orange hehe - so I think you're doing well in the balancing game because after all, who doesn't want a little more pink and purple in their life? I hope March is off to a great start for you as far as keeping up with the blocks and carving out a regular sewing time whether for you or others : ) Thanks so much for doing the challenge with me again this year!
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