Trying for an hour a day in my sewing space.

I seem to have too  many days when I don't find time to wander in and sit at my  machine but am making an effort to find an hour either mid afternoon or right after dinner to make some progress on projects.
Once a week is the 50 blocks in 50 weeks with Canadian Quilter's Association and I am keeping up.  These are 6" blocks, finished and so far, four weeks, four blocks.

And, my yellow RCS (rainbow colour scraps) is done for February.  Simple blocks made by stitching 5 rows of 2.5" strips together, cutting into 10" squares, matching up with white 10" squares, stitch around the perimeter and then slice crosswise in both directions.  Easy, peasy half square triangles.  Red last month and yellow for February.  Done
Plus, more 12.5" blocks completed for Sparrow Quilts, 52 blocks in 52 weeks.  It is week 14 and I have twelve blocks completed.  

I managed to get my Missouri star project done but not pressed yet.  I didn't get my hour, didn't even get 5 minutes in my sewing room today.  But, pressing will get done tomorrow and the top will get packed away to be taken north for finishing.

I started a new project this week.  Country Blooms, a kit from Connecting Threads.  I have my strips sewn, cut into blocks and then the blocks stitched into four patches.  Two rows are done and there are many more to stitch. 

The star quilt is ready for quilting and binding.  The binding is made and that is as far as I got. Maybe if we get a rainy day in Arizona, it might happen? It really isn't needed until next December or January as a winter table topper but would be nice to cross it off the list.

Gorgeous sunsets in Arizona but try as I may, it is not possible to get a great picture of the deep magenta skies as it gets dark.

We are busy juicing our oranges and filling the freezer with fresh juice with no preservatives and ready to be consumed next fall.  So sweet and delicious but feel so bad filling the trash can with the orange peels... there is no composting available here so everything goes in the garbage.  Such a shame.

This week has a short list:
1. Quilt the star table topper and bind
2. This week's blocks for both 50 and 52 blocks of the week
3. Stitch the blocks for Country Blooms
4. Tidy up my sewing room before my trip north to be home for some medical appointments.