I have reached a major milestone on the Ring Cycles quilt, and in far less time than I'd expected. I am done quilting the circles (design on the reverse is shown in the inset)! The next step is applying the binding, and then it will be time to figure out how I want to quilt the narrow lavender border. When I began this phase on September 24, I thought I'd be at it all winter. I set myself a goal of six circles per day (the fingers get sore, and so does my back), and except for one day when I had to be away from home and only managed four, and another when I only did five because that was all I had left in one corner, I stuck to the plan. Some days, I even stitched 7, 8 or once, 9. I will easily have this quilt done in time to enter in at least one fair next autumn, although I'm not expecting to win a prize despite its being entirely hand-sewn. The Puyallup Fair usually hosts 200 or more quilts, and I know I'm going to get points off for embedded cat hair.
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