WiP Wednesday #16 - Back To Work!

I think it took me an entire week of being home from my trip before I felt like my brain was back in the right time zone.

(And I won't even mention the fact that I haven't completely unpacked yet.  Ahem.)

And I have this strange quirk of hating to sew or work on a project while my house is a mess.  And boy, has it been a mess since I got home.

So I am just happy to have started sewing again within the past week.

This is what I chose to start with:

This is the beginning of our Christmas Stockings. 

I debated what to do for awhile...hourglass or double hourglass to match the Christmas tree skirt I made last year?   Straight strips?  In the end, I decided to do the wonky strips. 

I wanted the stockings to have a little more modern feel, and I felt the blocks would make them too "country" feeling, if you know what I mean.

So, I finally pulled out the Jelly Roll that has been waiting on the shelf for the past 3 or 4 years to get this project started, and got to work.

Right now I am piecing the strips.  Then I will quilt them to the batting. Then I have to check my stash to see if I have any white/cream that matches, because I want to make white cuffs with each of our names embroidered on them.  In gold. 

I know, I'm getting all fancy on you.

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Anyway, that is my new WiP for this week.

I think I also had a genius idea on what to do for one of my secret projects.  I will write more about that as I finish working it all out.

Here are my stats:

WiP's finished - 0

New WiP's started - 1

Christmas Stockings - moved from the "Back Burner" list

WiP's worked on - 1

Christmas Stockings

WiP's NOT worked on: 6

*ONE Key fob to finish

*ONE dress to finish

Swoon mini quilt

Denim Rag Quilt

Star Baby Quilt

Couch Pillows

On the back burner/not started yet: 4

Bed quilt (Swoon)

Secret gift #1 (fabric purchased)

Secret gift #2

Possible - dress, matching doll dress, and doll quilt for my niece for Christmas

Total = 11 - Up one from last week!

Linking to Lee at Freshly Pieced!