To Do List for the Week of 9/22/2026

Last week was busy with prep for my trip this week. In between trying to get laundry caught up and finish up the necessary chores, I did find time to get into the sewing room.  But the focus was more on prepping projects for the trip and not so much on actually using the sewing machine.  Progress on last week's to do list shows that.  

To Do List for 9/15/2026

1. Glowing Hearts: Continue quilting ✔

2. 2026 Guild BOM: Cut fabrics for assembly ✔

3. Celtic Solstice: Continue making blocks ✔

4. Marigold Mystery: Work on September blocks - no progress

5. Wild and Goosey: Work on teal/purple blocks ✔

Definitively not a bad week.  I finally got the fabrics cut for the 2026 Guild BOM, which will show up in this week's list for sure. The plan for this week is to work on what I can. Since I'm not home, it's harder to work on multiple projects at a time since space is more limited then in my sewing room. We'll see how it goes. 

To Do List for 9/22/2026

1. Celtic Solstice (Bonnie Hunter): Continue making blocks

I put a full block and part of the corner block up on the design wall so I could see pressing directions.  There are several partial blocks sitting by the sewing machine.  I'm hoping to have all the blocks finished before the end of the week. Of course that depends on how much time I actually spend sewing.    

2. Marigold Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs): Work on September blocks

All the pieces are cut, they just need to be sewn into blocks.  I should get to that sometime this week. Not sure I'll finish them, but getting started should happen.  

3.  2026 Guild BOM: Start quilt assembly

I finally got all the sashing pieces cut, now just to sit down and start assembly. That may not happen this week.  There's not as much space to work as in my sewing room. So this one may wait till I'm home. We'll see. 

4. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Work on teal/purple blocks

The first teal block is sashed.  Just 47 left to go.  Making the purple blocks is my current leaders project.  This project continues to move along, slowly, but it is moving. 

5. Butterfly Medallion embroidery: Continue to stitch. 

This butterfly panel is my traveling stitching project.  It comes out when I can't use my machine.  It came out last weekend after our shopping trip because I was too tired to get the sewing machine set up.  I'll probably work on it a bit next weekend since we have plans to be out and about at least one day. 

That's my list for this week. I do have some plans to be out and about myself while My Girl is at work. There's a coffee shop I'd like to visit and I brought a couple of books I'd like to start.  We'll see what appeals as the week goes on. 

Linking up with the Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday.   

Stitching on the Road

This week I'm spending some time with My Girl in Texas.  It's still pretty warm here and projected to stay that way the whole time I'm here. At least the highs are in the low to mid 90's, versus the 100 plus we've had for weeks at home.  We spent Saturday shopping and but spent Sunday just hanging out.  Since we were visiting and such, I pulled out my embroidery to work on and didn't completely set up my sewing stuff.  

My sewing machine is at least out of the case and is setting on the table where I'll sew.  I'll finish setting up today and start pulling out my projects. 

The light blue bag has the bits and pieces of Celtic Solstice and Wild and Goosey.  Those are my two main projects. The Missouri Star Sweet 16 bag has 3 other quilt projects plus my embroidery project.  I hope to work on at least two of the other quilt projects, I doubt I get to the third. 

My Girl has a cutting/ironing table and a design wall we set up last time I visited. So definitely not a bad set up. Other than I'll have to be careful to get up and stretch frequently when sewing at the table, my shoulder suffers when I don't have an ergonomic set up. So significant sewing time may be an every other day thing while I'm here.  

I'm not completely on my own.  I'll have Queenie as a stitching buddy this week while My Girl is at work. 

I'll get this posted and linked up to Patchwork & Quilts, as well as, Sew & Tell Monday, then finish setting up and get some sewing in before lunch.    

 

Stitching Stuff: Week 38 of 2026

It was another long and hot week.  So definitely a lot of time was spent in the sewing room.  But I did bust out and spent most of Friday on the road.  Navigating both Dallas and Houston traffic in one day is absolutely no fun at all.  Needless to say, I didn't get much stitching stuff done that day.  

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/Sept = 17/19 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 256/262 days
• Success rate = 97.71 days
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Not a bad week. Too bad I missed a day last weekend when I didn't feel well.  A 97% plus average is still very respectable.  I should be do well this week as I have no chores and will have my whole days to sew. Though I expect a bit of reading will be part of my agenda as well.  

How did you do with your stitching agenda last week?  

To Do List for the Week of 9/15/2026

My sewing mojo dipped a bit last week.  Not sure why, but it was just harder to get up to the sewing room.  It didn't help that I felt crappy last weekend.  It wasn't a horrible week, there was still good progress on the to do list, but a few things slipped through the cracks. 

   

To Do List for 9/8/2026

1. Glowing Hearts: Continue quilting ✔

2. 2026 Guild BOM: Cut fabrics needed for assembly - no progress

3. Celtic Solstice: Continue making blocks ✔

4. Marigold Mystery: Cut fabrics for September blocks ✔

5. Wild and Goosey: Finish teal/start purple blocks ✔

Not a bad week, but the one thing I really needed to get done, cut the fabrics for the 2026 Guild BOM, was just not something I wanted to do.  That will definitely show up on this week's list and it needs to get done or I'm going to fall behind on the one "have to do" thing in my sewing room. 

 

To Do List for 9/15/2026

1. Glowing Hearts (Sandra Walker): Continue quilting

Two rows are completely quilted now.  I doubt a third row gets finished this week, but I should get at least one more block quilted. 

2. 2026 Guild BOM: Cut fabrics needed for assembly

This the third week in a row that this has been on the to do list.  I'm planning to finish it today, so actual construction can happen next week.  

3. Celtic Solstice (Bonnie Hunter): Continue making blocks

 

I've finished all the chevron components for the blocks. Those have been added to the center and corner units that were in the project box when I pulled it out.  There were enough of those components for 5 blocks.  I'm almost finished with the center windmill blocks, but the corner components are going to take some time. I just got started on those.  Just 6 more blocks to make and then quilt assembly can start. Not bad progress for just 2 weeks.  

4. Marigold Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs): Work on September blocks

All the fabrics are cut, I just haven't started assembly yet.  Starting on those blocks was supposed to be my reward for cutting the strips needed for the 2026 BOM.  As that didn't happen, those pieces stayed in the project bag.  

5. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Work on teal/purple blocks

All the teal blocks are finished.  They spent some time up on the design wall so I could lay out the 4-patch pairings. Next step is to sash these with black strips to make the 7" blocks.  I've started back on making the purple blocks.  I need to check on how many are still left to make before I cut more fabrics.  It would nice to have this project ready to assemble before the end of the year. Not sure I'll make that, but it should be close.  

That's my list for this week.  I'm heading out this weekend to spend some time with My Girl. My Guy is holding down the fort at home. The sewing machine is going along. I'll get some stitching done, but I probably won't get to everything.  My Girl has a big list of things for us to do over the weekend, so I may not get much done before next Tuesday. We'll see how that works out.  

Linking up the Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday.  

Stitching Stuff: Week 37 of 2026

 

My apologies for getting this linky party up a bit late this morning.  I felt pretty crappy yesterday and spend most of the day napping.  I suspect seasonal allergies was the culprit there. We finally got our cool down and some rain, which I suspect was the trigger for the out of sorts feeling.  The sewing room just wasn't on the agenda yesterday, I missed my first stitching day in a couple of months.  

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/Sept = 11/12 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 250/255 days
• Success rate = 98.04%

My stitching time goal is 75%, so I'm still on track with that. I felt much better when I got up this morning, so hopefully the crud is over for now.  

How are you doing with moving your projects along? 

 

1. Melissa G 2. Frédérique 3. Julie in GA 4. Deb in Canada

5. Gretchen 6. Melisa- Pinker n' Punkin Quilting 7. Karen 8. Bonnie in Va

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