Labor Day Weekend

The first two rows of my Michigan Row by Row quilt are completed except for adding sashing between the rows and then some decorative buttons after it's assembled and quilted.  I didn't think I'd really get into doing these row by rows, but I'm finding it kind of fun.
The idea behind the Row by Row is to collect (free) patterns or purchase kits from at least 8 different quilt shops that are participating in the Row by Row.  I think I have 9 now, but there are a couple that I'm not crazy about and am hoping to be able to get my hands on a couple others that I really like ( like the Mackinaw Bridge for one).
I'm sure I won't get mine done in time to be the first submitted to any of the quilt shops ( fat quarter packs and a gift certificate, I think, are the prizes for being first in each of participating quilt shops), but that's ok - I'm having fun anyway... maybe if they do this again next year, I'll get started earlier and give the rest a run for their fat quarters lol.
Now that these two are done, I'm devoting the rest of the weekend to getting back to working on my TQS (The Quilt Show) A to Z Ewe and Me block of the month quilt... I'm wayyyy behind ( like 4 months - it'll be 5 tomorrow since it's a new month) and I really want to get caught up - it's really a cute pattern.

These are my Jan-April blocks.

I also have another BOM (block of the month) that I need to get back to working on, too, but it's going to have to wait until probably Jan; it's time to start sewing on Christmas gifts.... first one up will be the table runner that my oldest daughter HINTED for.  I told her that I don't do curves (which is true) so it should really throw her off and she won't suspect that she's getting it :).

No guarantees she'll get it this Christmas - it may be next year or the one after... I wasn't kidding when I said that I don't do curves so this may take longer than it should.  Why couldn't she have spotted it months ago???  :)  Right now, I'm just hoping that the pattern arrives ( from Canada) before next week's Cal-Co quilt show so that I can start shopping for the fabrics I'll be needing for it.  If it doesn't, I'll just go down to Sweet Bee's here in town and let my fingers do the walking over her gorgeous batiks while trying not to drool on them too much. :)
Ok, enough stalling, I need to do a little cleaning in my sewing room tonight so that I'll be ready to get back to my A to Zs tomorrow morning.