Some time ago I made nine blocks - red sailboats with blue sky and white sails. Actually the sails weren't quite that boring, the white has little bumble bees buzzing around. Still. The blocks bored me to death. Totally insipid. I set them aside and moved on to something, anything! more interesting. When I was feeling very self-satisfied today about having lots of UFO complete, my beginner quilter unearthed the 9 boats and said "Here you go." Oh swell. They were just as dismal as they were when I put them away. Thinking through the stash, I remembered Pizza Party by Ami Simms. Nothing logical about a pizza tablecloth sashing sailboats, I know, but it was just the magic I needed. Don't let a UFO make you feel guilty; walking away sometimes is the best answer. Polly
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15 years ago