Creative Upkeep: Sorting the Strips, Filling the Markers

Yesterday was a day of creative sorting, creative upkeep. Late morning, I returned home from a bagel break with a retreat friend who is here working a temporary gig at Lutheridge--what a delight to remember how many friends I have in the wide, wide world. I decided it was time to return to my Christmas quilt that I want to have ready to gift at Thanksgiving.Of course, it's been awhile since I picked up this project, so I had to remember what plan I had back in March when I cut strips and put them away. Happily, I had put all the strips in a separate bag inside the bag of Christmas cloth, so I laid out the strips by color and leapt back in. Later, I laid out the patches on the bed to see how far I am from finishing. My plan is to sew the top together at the August Quilt Camp and finish assembling it at the November quilt camp.In the afternoon I read a bit outside, as I did on Monday--trying to keep my sunkissed look from last week going. It's been awhile since I spent time on the deck,…