I put a hex on you

I put a hex on the cat.
I put a hex on the other cat.
Hexes here, hexes there, hexes hexes everywhere!

After a rather considerable lapse, I am back (with a vengeance) at the quilt. Over the past two weekends and spare moments in the evenings, I have completed Phase 1: all 750 hexagons and 80 half hexagons have been cut out. Momentous. Truly. It was so exciting to put down the scissors—which have left a permanent dent on my thumb—and start laying out the pieces to see how it will look when it's together. The bright colours make me so happy. I think this is the perfect project to be working on as we head towards winter. This quilt will get me through.

All this tracing and cutting has been so zen, which is hopefully good training for Phase 2: basting all the pieces onto paper backs in preparation for Phase 3: piecing everything together. I've done a few already, and it sure is tedious, but I'm happy to have a quiet task that doesn't involve me sitting in front of a screen...

I'm not sure what prompted the switch in priority, but all I can think of lately is this quilt. This morning I even cut my workout short so I could squeeze in some extra basting before work. I even toyed with bringing some bits to work so I could work on it over my lunch. Whoa. It's crazy-town over here.