It's been another hot week, so the sewing room was my favorite place to be. My shoulder issues did require me to minimize my time early in the week, but by the end of the week, I could sew for more than my 15 minutes each day. That made it much easier to tackle the to do list.
To Do List for 08/13/2024
1. 2024 SAHRR: Finish binding ✔
2. Indigo Way: Add last border ✔
3. Diatom: Finish sashing, start borders ✔
4. Guild BOM: Make August block - progress
5. Wild and Goosey: Continue making orange blocks ✔
6. Sensational Scrap Quilt: Continue as leaders and enders ✔
Five out of six check marks with progress on the sixth is a really good week. Even better the week included a quilt finish and a quilt top finish. It's always a good week when projects hit those two milestones. With two quilts off the active list, this week's list is a bit shorter.
To Do List for 08/20/2024
1. Diatom (Quilting Jetgirl): Finish borders, find backing fabric
The sashing is done and the first narrow border has been added. I'm adding a 3" wide border of the darkest fabric. The strips are cut, so it shouldn't take to long to move this project to finished quilt top. This quilt is a wedding gift for one of Grad Girl's chemistry buddies, so it will be next to be quilted. Hopefully a review of the stash yields a pretty backing. This one should be ready to go out when Rhododendron comes back from being quilted. At least that's the plan.
2. Guild BOM: Make August block
All the pieces are cut, they just need to be assembled. I won't have it ready for the guild meeting this week, but that's OK. I'll catch up for next month.
3. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Continue making orange blocks.
I did finally count how many orange blocks had been made. A total of 18 blocks are made, 14 left to finish. I won't get those all done this month.
4. Chilhowie Mystery (Bonnie Hunter): Start on quilt assembly
All the blocks for the 2022 Bonnie Hunter mystery were finished back in February. I was working on several new projects at the beginning of the year. So once the blocks were done, they got put away in a project box. Now that Indigo Way is a quilt top, it's time to pull out another partially completed BH mystery and see about getting it finished up.
5. Simply Sensational Summer Scrap Quilt (Kevin the Quilter): Continue as leaders and enders.
Early in the week, a set of 10 yellow 4-patches were added to the project box. Now it's back to making blue 2-patch blocks for another set of 10 blue 4-patch blocks.
A bit shorter of a list for this week. Even though it's short, if I check them all off several projects will move along to the next stage. I was hoping for more finishes, but progress on the projects has been going well this year. I'm hoping I can keep that up till the end of the year.
Linking up with The Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday. Good luck with your to do list for the week.
Your projects are looking good! I am especially enamored with Diatom.
ReplyDeletesorry you still have shoulder issues to interfere with sewing - for me it is the back! all we can do is to try short periods of time combined with stretches
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as though you're listening to your body when the shoulder says "enough." Great to see all the checkmarks. Your projects are all wonderful -- the Wild & Goosey in Halloween colors is especially eye-catching.
ReplyDeletecheck marks and cross offs on lists are just beautiful--keep it moving when the body lets you--great move alongs --
ReplyDeletehugs,diane
You did a great job on checking things off the list , Kate. So many wonderful projects to keep you busy this week. I love the vibrant oranges in your Wild & Goosey. I hope you have a great week in the sewing studio this week. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteLots of pretty fabrics on this list.
ReplyDeleteThe narrow, light blue sashing is really pretty on Diatom! Your Chilhowie is coming right along, too. Sounds like your shoulder is doing better, too!
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