It's been nice to be home for a stretch. I was able to get some chores done last week that really needed to get done. It's easier to wander off to the sewing room if the house is at least reasonably in order. The sewing room time has been paying off, there was good progress on last week's to do list.
To Do List for 10/29/2024
1. String Lights: Package and mail out for quilting ✔
2. Chocolate Marshmallows: Continue assembly ✔
3. Wild and Goosey: Continue making blocks ✔
4. Sensational Summer Scrap Quilt: Continue as leaders/enders ✔
Last week's list was pretty simple. Simple seems to be working for me, so this week's list will be just about the same.
To Do List for 11/05/2024
1. Chocolate Marshmallows (Seabreeze Quilts): Work on borders
I like nested borders and this quilt will have 4 total. The first one is done and the second is started. Hopefully I can finish all of them this week or at least get close.
2. Squared Away (So Scrappy): Start sashing blocks
It was hard to come up with a layout for all the blocks. I played with the blocks over the weekend and finally ended up on the phone with Grad Girl for some brainstorming. I think this is pretty close to a final setting. I might move a block or too before I get serious about adding the sashing. This is another quilt where I didn't really give any thought about how all the blocks would go together. It's scrappy, anything works. Right?
3. Guild BOM: Start pieced borders
The quilt has a flying geese borders on the top and bottom. That means something like 28 flying geese. That may take a couple of weeks.
4. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Continue to work on red blocks
More triangles were cut from the scrap bins. I don't have a very large variety of reds, hopefully there is enough so not all the blocks look the same.
5. Simply Sensational Summer Scrap Quilt (Kevin the Quilter): Continue as leaders and enders.
I need 200 plus blue 4-patches and more than 100 yellow 4-patches for my version of this quilt. Lots more to make. It's slow going, but slow is still progress.
That's my list for the week. Linking up with the Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday.
I don't remember what I did with my Squared Away blocks. That was a fun sew-along. Unlike you, I only did one of each block/color. I think your arrangement is great.
ReplyDeleteI like your layout for Squared Away with the light blocks in the center and the darkest ones at the corners. Nicely framed - good choices!
ReplyDeleteDeciding on the layout for a group of rainbow blocks is always a challenge for me, too. I think your Squared Away plan looks great! Have a great week, Kate!
ReplyDeleteKate I’m really thinking your Chocolate Marshmallows is becoming a favourite of mine. The sashing and borders are the perfect finishing touches. Great layout for Squared Away. It looks great! Thank you for linking with ToDo Tuesday, sharing your progress and cheering every one on. 🤗
ReplyDeleteIt’s hard to put scrappy blocks together. I’ve realized the ones I really like have some common color or common pattern that will fit together, but not always. Certainly, I can’t envision anything like that when I’m making scrappy blocks. I like what you’ve done with these.
ReplyDeleteThe pink quilt is really pretty, and I think you have come up with a good layout for the really scrappy one, with the darker blocks around the perimeter. It gives it a balanced look.
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