If you can't sleep, you might as well sew

Reading wouldn't do it. Or watching TV. Or Sudoku puzzles. Or solitaire. So after 2 1/2 hours sleep and two hours tossing and turning I got up and started sewing on my latest project. I almost have half of the 4" blocks done. At least I'm a productive insomniac.

What a way to wake up!

I just got shook out of bed by the sound of a commercial chipper/shredder running on my neighbor's driveway - which, for the record, is on the other side of my fence, 25 feet from my bedroom window - my single-pane, non-noise-blocking bedroom window!

8 o'clock on a Saturday morning. It was closest to my house, but I doubt I'm the only one it woke up.

I had slept really badly and been up several times during the night, so after I fed the cat at 7 a.m. I decided to slip back into bed for a little more rest.

Well, no.

Oh, great, now there's chain saws too. They're cutting down a huge pine tree next door. I'll have to listen to this all day. Whine.

Can't sleep

I woke up when my husband came to bed at 3 a.m. He did his eye medications and had quality time with our cat (who only wants him to pet her there on the bed before they go to sleep) and the activity was enough to wake me completely. I gave up and got out of bed at 4.

Time to check in with my favorite blogs. Play a little Scrabble. Read the news. See if any more BOM instructions are published. I'm following six - I didn't say I was MAKING six. I meant to start them but then the double wedding ring got in the way. So, I'm saving all the blocks and will someday be able to devote time to them, especially Esther Aliu's Red Delicious BOM . It will be absolutely gorgeous, but I have to go on a red fabric buying spree - red is not a color well represented in my stash. It might have to be a fused applique, even though I'm not usually a "fuser", but looking at all those pieces, I'm also not that kind of crazy.

What other BOMs? Well, there is Come Over To My House, which will be done in batiks; A Tisket A Tasket, which is about the cutest basket design I've ever seen; A Touch of Amish, all in solids - also need to buy; Batik Baskets, which will probably use up the rest of my batiks (must add them to my list when I shop for reds and solids); and, Building Blocks, which would be great in hand-dyed fabric if I can find some.

In the meantime, being the glutton for punishment that I am, I plan to start my Glorified Nine Patch as soon as I hem the clothes I made. More curved seams - what am I thinking? I did find the perfect fabric for it - Twiggy by Sanae for Moda. I love sky blue, I love chocolate brown, I love mossy green, I love deep plum. It's like they designed it for me.

Oh good grief - now that it's almost 7 a.m., I'm getting sleepy!