September in process

I have been waiting, not all that patiently, for my hands to get rested.  I finally decreed that they were well enough and began to search in earnest for my format for BJP 08-09.  I got out my beading stuff and found a block I started in May of last year... it was 2-1/2"x2-1/2" and I really liked what I started there.  So I decided that since only about 12 beads had been attached so far, it could easily be my September block and my format for the new BJP. (The beads I had attached were the matte flowers that flow from the lower right to the upper left with a size 11 bead on top of each... I had only put on 6 flowers with the beads on top)  I started work again on Friday, then on the ferry going both ways on Saturday when I was  on a trip with girlfriends to see the quilt show in La Conner, WA.  One of the vendors at the show had beads for sale, and I found some new-to-me leaf beads to immediately add to my block.   I will be adding more beads, but probably won't be totally covering this piece with beads.... leaving some of the fabric showing.  

Delay!

Well, it turns out that I did too much hand quilting at our county fair, so my hands are painful and I have to wait a bit for them to heal before I can do any tight work like beading.  BOO HOO!  I am in the planning stages again... have changed my mind about 6 times in the last two weeks.  Since I can't really start, I may change my mind 6 more times!  I have thought about crazy quilt pieces, puzzle pieces in about a 4x4" size, a puzzle in a 2x2" size, a color and texture study using 12 colors in sequential order, an under-water series, or a trees series.   I hope to be able to start by the end of the month..... pray that my hands will heal!  Actually, I would really like to do the "same" concept as someone else but not see theirs.... it would be fun to see how we both would interpret a subject.