We've had the hottest temps of the year this week. The heat index yesterday was 120 F. My Guy was going to go ride, but that's too warm even for him. I've mostly been hanging out in the sewing room. It's been so warm the upstairs air conditioner is having problems keeping up, we've raised the thermostat a bit so it's not running constantly. Which means the sewing room has been a bit warm, but with the ceiling fan on it's still inhabitable. Consequently I made good progress on last week's to do list.
To do List for 8/15/2023
1. Unity: Finish packaging, take to post office ✔
2. Wild and Goosey: Make 2 yellow blocks - no progress
3. Melodic Mystery: Finish assembly, start borders ✔
4. Scrappy Butterflies: Continue making alternate blocks ✔
5. Chilhowie: Continue as leaders and enders ✔
Four check marks out of five is a good week. I just spaced off the Wild and Goosey blocks this week. I was having fun playing with the new additions to the WIP list that I just forgot to make them. Hopefully I can do better with this week's list.
To Do List for 8/22/2023
1. Macaron Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs): Start assembling backing
There were a lot of left over subunits for this project because I changed the final layout and didn't need all the blocks. The left overs are going to be added as two rows to the back of the quilt. I showed the backing fabric in yesterday's post. I can get the width I need out of it, but not the length. So in addition to the pieced rows of left overs, I'll need to make top and bottom filler rows from some of the left over yardage.
2. Scrappy Butterflies (self designed): Continue making alternate blocks
Three alternate blocks were added to the design wall this week. Another 3 are under construction at the sewing machine. The next step will to be start on the blocks for the pieced border. I may get that far this week, but maybe not. We have plans for the weekend, so I won't get in as much stitching time as normal. Finishing all the alternate blocks would be good progress.
3. Wild & Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Make 2 yellow blocks
Hopefully I won't forget to make those this week. I just need 5 more yellow blocks to finish out what's needed of that color.
4. Chilhowie (Bonnie Hunter): Continue as leaders and enders project.
Block 6 is finished and block 7 has been started. This has been a good leaders and enders project. It's slow going, but some progress is better than no progress. I'm really hoping to have all the blocks done and the top assembled before Bonnie's next mystery starts up in November.
I'm down to just four items on my to do list for this week. The plan is try to keep it at that level and focus on moving finished quilt tops to finished before the end of the year. Linking up with The Quilt Schmilt: For the Love of Fabric for To Do Tuesday.
our A/C is running constantly too it can't keep up I think last night at about 9PM it was 96 degrees with a heat index of 106
ReplyDeleteHot here in N. Colorado, too! (Without the humidity that plagues you guys, though.) It was a good day to stay in and sew! I love the design of your butterfly quilt - looks like you're almost there with the alternate blocks. Looking forward to seeing your pieced border!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great progress. Our AC hasn't had to work as hard as yours - until today. Yesterday hit 100 actual temp and 108 heat index. But today and tomorrow are expected to be much hotter. I have a haircut appointment at 2:30 this afternoon and I dread going out.
ReplyDeleteWe're having a brutal hot week here as well. Ugh! Best thing to do is just stay in and sew! If I get up in my studio early and turn the a/c down (I keep it set at a higher temp until I go up) I'm fine. If I don't get up there until later in the day, it seems to struggle to get there!
ReplyDeleteGood progress this week!
It's really fun to see other projects brought back into the weekly to do list, and it seems like your enthusiasm to work on them is pretty renewed, too. Have a wonderful week and hopefully the heat lessens.
ReplyDeleteWe've had to keep ceiling fans and floor fans on ... in addition to running a sprinkler on the roof. The RV really heats up quick and the AC has a hard time keeping up! You are a quilt-making machine!! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't have air conditioning, so I've been grateful that we've had only one day over 90 all summer. I don't know how all of you in the hot spots manage. I would be a limp rag most of the day.
ReplyDeleteYou're making so much progress on your projects. One of these days you'll be showing off multiple finishes.
Pat
The butterfly quilt is beautiful. Has it been a while since you worked on it? I’d forgotten about it until I saw it on this post.
ReplyDeleteYikes 120!!! Stay in and cool, Kate. I am swooning over your butterfly blocks.
ReplyDeleteGosh I love your Scrappy Butterflies, the chain, the nine-patches, the beautiful butterflies - what fun it must be to do it! We finally have rain in the distant forecast for the weekend. Nothing much, but at least a chance. And the temps are supposed to come down slightly. Stay cool!
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