It is said that necessity is the mother of invention.
Every year before I start work on my state fair project, I try to plan every detail before I take hook to yarn. I spend copious amounts of time making swatches and drawing diagrams on graph paper in an attempt to think of every possible problem I might encounter along the way and figure out a solution.
Yet no matter how well I plan, or how thoroughly I explore all options, I know that at some point (when I am well into the project) something that was obvious and there all along will be made clear to me in a way a way that I had been unable to see, or I will devise some innovation that had I thought of it earlier would have saved me many hours of work.
In the meantime, I continue with my work and try not to be distracted by just how quickly time passes. Today, I finished attaching a round of 1 x 1 squares:

and once that was done, I immediately got to work laying out the 1 x 3 rectangles that will comprise the next round:

When I wake up tomorrow, I will be down to the last ten full work days before my project is due, and I know that there is an epiphany lurking around the corner, waiting for me.
You can do it!
It looks wonderful!
You are doing an amazing job. It has been wonderful following the journey.
It’s stunning!!
“mums” the word from me … quietly cheering you on … and looking forward to the day i go to the fair just to see all the exhibits =)