So Much Randomness

It's been one of those weeks where I've had to make choices. When I've had a free moment, do I answer email, scroll through my reader, or actually sew! I've usually chosen option one or three, so I am waaaay behind on blog reading. But I did catch the exciting news that Leanne/shecanquilt is taking over the helm of the Finish-A-Long that Rhonda/quilter in the gap has been spearheading. The FAL has been a huge motivator for me, so I definitely will be participating again in 2013.

As part of the FAL, there was a really good article posted today, "Start the New Year without the WIP Guilt." It's by Kelly of blue bird Sews, and is thoughtfully written, motivating yet practical. I strongly advise you to go read it and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I also caught that Camille Roskelley has published five new patterns (I really enjoyed her Swoon and Hopscotch!) and I'm especially fond of fireworks.

Source: camilleroskelley.typepad.com via Debbie on Pinterest

And another thing I saw on her post was a new pre-cut from Moda, Honeycomb. Now I'm not a huge hexie user, but I know alot of you are, and these do look pretty fun in Camille's new "happy-go-lucky"!

Source: camilleroskelley.typepad.com via Camille on Pinterest

Meanwhile, over on Instagram, it's been all about the #scrappytripalong, or in other words, the Scrappy Trip Along! It's like one day (December 29 according to i'm a ginger monkey) there was one or two scrappy trip around the world blocks, and next thing I knew, they were in every other post! I have serious scrap issues, and had already planned some scrap reduction for January (specifically Metrolink), but gee whiz, I couldn't resist! I'm being loyal to a few wips I really want to finish, but have also managed to make two #scrappytripalong blocks so far.

I kind of sense I have more than enough scraps for both quilts and may just work on piecing them simultaneously as I cut up my scraps. We'll see. Meanwhile, consider joining in! And btw, I enjoyed Megan/lucy and norman's post about the #scrappytripalong - she gives lots of details and pics of her lovely blocks!

There's also a Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along starting up with Hopeful Homemaker. I'll for sure at least be watching this one - isn't it fun?

Source: hopefulhomemaker.com via Hopeful on Pinterest

One last little thing for today - a sneak peek of my Binary quilt - one of the {FAL} wips mentioned above. Just finished binding it tonight and put it in for a quick wash. So it's all crinkly and finished. Hope to get some real pics tomorrow, as time is running out!

Linking up with Really Random Thursday.