I can already see in my busy schedule that I will have some days where I will not get my 15 minutes of sewing time on this project.  That does not mean that I am not sewing at all, in fact, I have so many projects that I absolutely need to get done for the shop or a show that I just don't have an extra 15 minutes to spare on playing around.  I also know that I will be missing a few days of sewing time because I will be traveling out of town.  But when I am in town I will try and set aside this 15 minutes for this one project.  It is hard to put it down once I get started and the 15 minutes turns into 30 minutes.  Anyway…here is what I got done last night!

Two 4" string pieced squares.  Yep, that's it!  That's all I could get done in 15 minutes.  I did not use muslin to piece these blocks.  Instead, I used pages from a telephone book.  It is absolutely awesome to use!  Not only is it a great way to recycle those old phone books that we have, but the paper is much thinner than regular copy paper or newsprint so it is much easier to remove!

Well we are into the third month of 2014 and I have been busy trying to stay on top of my New Years Challenge!  What is that challenge?  I deemed 2014 the year to Trim the Fat.  I don't mean this in a weight loss sense, but in a complete cleansing of every facet of my life.  Clutter is a huge issue.  So I have been going through my house one room at a time to get rid of all the excess things that are crowding my life.  Now, I don't actually have a single room completed, but I have been addressing certain areas of the rooms.  Many articles on organization state that you only need to spend 15 minutes a day to go through things and you will be amazed at how much you can accomplish!  Are you serious?  It would take me about 5 years at that rate!!  And who wants to spend 15 minutes on cleaning when they can spend 15 minutes on QUILTING!!!  So, I combined the two.  While I was going through my closet I came across a very outdated prairie skirt made from homespun fabrics.  Well instead of just throwing that away, I decided to cut it up and use it to make a quilt.  I wish I would have remembered to take a picture of the skirt before I started cutting, but here is what remains!

So I spent a couple of days just cutting out the squares.  Then spent a couple days trimming the fabric into 6" squares.  Here is what remains:

What will I make?  Not sure yet, but stay tuned and see what today's 15 minutes of time will produce.