Tuesday, April 5, 2022

To Do Tuesday for the Week of 4/5/2022

I've been keeping my To Do Lists simple and short recently.  That seems to be working well for me, just enough items to keep me on track and not so much that I feel frustrated when my week goes wonky and my sewing time disappears.  Last week was a good week in the sewing room.  

  • Unity: Add final border ✔
  • Macaron Mystery: Make last block B, cut setting triangles ✔
  • Rhododendron: Work on clue 5, hourglass blocks as leaders/enders ✔

Three for three is a good week, especially when one of those check marks means that Unity is a finished quilt top.  The plan is to keep the list simple for this week as well.

Unity: Find backing fabric, press and cut panels



I usually tackle the backing before I press and clean up the back of the quilt top. I'm pretty sure I have a backing fabric picked out for this quilt, it's just hiding somewhere in the sewing room.  

Macaron Mystery: Start assembling blocks into rows



Cheryl used half blocks as the setting triangles in at the top and bottom. That wasn't working for me, so I replaced those blocks with simple setting triangles.  All the sashing strips are cut, now it's just a matter of stitching all the rows together.  

Rhododendron Mystery:  Work on clue 5, make hourglass blocks as leaders and enders. 



I finished enough components to assemble another A block this week. The hourglass blocks are slowly starting to add up. I lack one hourglass of being able to assemble another B block.  

That's my plan for this week.  Linking up with Linda of Texas Quilt Gal for this week's Tuesday To Do.  

11 comments:

grammajudyb said...

Good job on checking off the items on your list! I totally get it about getting frustrated! I’m going to have to reaches in the coming year!

Judy Hansen said...

Hi Kate,
You are making great progress on three quilts! I'm impressed. I like the purple and yellow combination - they look great together. Hugs, Judy

Cheree @ The Morning Latte said...

Wow, they both look just great!!

Sara said...

Love those little red triangles on the Macron setting triangles. That pop of red in each block is perfect.

Sherrie said...

Hi,
All your quilts are awesome! I really like the
Unity quilt...so pretty. Have a great day!

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

Oooh, I like the modification to the Macaroon Mystery quilt layout. I look forward to seeing how it looks assembled!

Ivani said...

Great progress and the 2 quilts will be gorgeous, Kate.
Well done!!
Good luck with your goals for this week.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I haven't seen the original Macaron Mystery design, but I love how yours is looking! Congratulations on great progress this week!

chrisknits said...

Everything is looking awesome! So many big projects moving forward.

Linda said...

So nice to see Unity in full view and those pretty Macaron blocks together! They are both stunners. I like your setting triangles in the Macaron blocks.
Thanks for sharing your post with To Do Tuesday!

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Beautiful Macaron mystery!!! Great job on the mods!