I would not have had enough Red for the sets if I didn't do this overdying I've been doing today, my scraps were just getting too small, there will be a number where it is the last bit of the fabric I have -- still not sure it's fully enough but it will be close enough I think/I hope, can always include more of the pink and browns I'm avoiding. I just had stacks of yardage for my colors with an approximate amount of yardage so I've been uncertain this whole time on how much have we used of what.
And yes -- for those where this is your first mystery, unless you have completely cleared your calendar and have prepared yourself for regular sewing intervals you are unlikely to keep up but this thread will be here all year. And here's the thing, even if you are willing and have a clear calendar (mine is pretty open) you can only do what you can do, and we are supposed to be having fun with this. So I've got music playing loudly, I'm dancing, playing with the dog, singing along and doing 1-2 sets at a time as I go by them and feel like doing them. My back was giving me some issues the other day and held up pretty well today until about half an hour ago. Time for some dinner and a break before I break myself!
Now that I have my system down and using my oversized pieces, it's not bad except for the darn extra complexity of dealing with the hand dyes. Had I used the solid green for all my parakeet, I'd be done by now -- or at least a whole heck of a lot closer, and I'd probably be unhappy with using all one fabric and a solid at that! It's always something.