Tuesday, July 23, 2024
To Do List for the Week of 07/23/2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
The Design Wall this Week
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Stitching Stuff: Week 29 of 2024
It's been a pretty chill week. Not much going on, which I was more than ready for. Being chill meant another good week of stitching time.
- 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
- 15 minute days/July = 20/20 days
- 15 minute days/2024 = 202/202 days
- Success rate = 100%
1. Julie in GA 2. maggie f 3. DonnaleeQ | 4. Quilting Gail 5. Deb in Canada 6. Frédérique | 7. Melisa- Pinker n' Punkin Quilting 8. Andrée at Quilting & Learning 9. Bonnie in Va |
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Saturday, July 20, 2024
Week 116 Photo Challenge: Clouds
Kate: Morning Clouds |
My Guy: Silver Lining |
Grad Girl: Water Vapor? |
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Photo Play: June Summary
With all the travel in late June and early July, I've had to catch up on blog reading and email. So it took me a bit to find the time to review my photos from June.
My goal this year is to just enjoy the process of capturing the interplay of light and subject. We've been so busy that I've not done much with my photography study, but early in June I did cover the chapter on lenses in Visual Poetry by Chris Orwig. If there is any theme for June it's what happens if you change the lens.
The wildflowers were pretty thick in June. I love close up of flowers, so my macro came out early, but I did pull out my other lenses to see what would happen. The following photos were all taken with a Canon 70D, some may be cropped.
Sigma 105 mm macro lens
Black Eyed Susan |
Basket Flower |
Basket Flower Bud |
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
To Do List for the Week of 07/16/2024
Last Sunday's post noted just how out of it I felt during most of last week. Saturday allowed for a reset and I managed to get back up to speed on a number of things, including last week's to do list.
To Do List for 07/09/2024
1. 2023 SAHRR: Finish binding ✔
2. Kates' Choice: Continue making blocks ✔
3. Guild BOM: Finish June block, start July block ✔
4. Wild and Goosey: Finish blue blocks, start teal blocks ✔
5. Indigo Way: Finish setting triangles, start assembly ✔
I'm 5 for 5 for last week, a definite improvement over the week before. Hopefully I can do as well on this week's list.
To Do List for 07/16/2024
1. Rhododendron (Bonnie Hunter): Make backing
I took some time a month or so ago to raid the fabric closet for backing fabrics for all my finished quilt tops. I don't have enough of the light print, so I'll frame it with the darker purple. Rhododendron is Bonnie Hunter's 2021 mystery quilt along. So it's taken me a few years to get it finished. The goal is to have this project ready to go out for quilting when the 2024 SAHRR comes back from the quilter.
2. Kate's Choice: Continue making blocks
I finished three blocks last week and started on a fourth. More to come this week.
3. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Continue making teal blocks
I've gotten a good start on the teal blocks for this month. Three new blocks either finished or in the works to add to what was already in the project box.
4. Indigo Way (Bonnie Hunter): Continue assembling quilt as leaders and enders.
I'm sewing the blocks together as my leaders and enders. When I have a row ready to add on, I pin and sew that with the other blocks I'm working on. So far that seems to be working. I'm going to need a new leaders and enders project soon.
I'm hoping for another good week in the sewing room. Linking up with The Quilt Schmilt for another To Do Tuesday.
Monday, July 15, 2024
Finish #2 for 2024
My handwork project during our 4th of July road trip was the binding for the 2023 Stay at Home Round Robin sponsored by Quilting Gail. I finished the binding on Tuesday, but wasn't able to get photos till Sunday afternoon. Here's the finished Blue Birds.
This was my first time participating in the round robin. It was such fun and I'm really happy with how the final quilt turned out. All the blocks are made from my blue, green, purple and teal scraps. This quilt is destined to be My Guy's new TV recliner quilt. He's been using one of my rejects, a QOV quilt that had major problems with a fabric that bleed badly when I washed it. I'd made one for him a couple of years ago but Grad Girl begged to take that one to grad school. It really was too big for the recliner so My Guy let that one go. (Grad Girl has threatened to take this quilt as well. Which is why this year's SAHRR has a black cat at the center and will be my next finish).
Here's the label:
The bird on the left is a Mountain Blue Bird (the ones we have locally are Eastern Blue Birds). The bird on the right is an Indigo Bunting, which are native to Oklahoma. Most Saturdays in the spring and summer My Guy heads out to the blue bird trail just to the south of the research center to check the blue bird nests. He photographs all types of birds on those expeditions. So it's not surprising I picked Blue Birds as the name of this quilt.
Trudy quilted large leafy vines over the quilt.
It adds a very nice texture to the whole quilt. The two birds in the center are fabric representations of a Indigo Bunting and a Blue Bird.
The backing really fits the theme.
Maybe the birds aren't blue, but there is plenty of teal and purple which show up on the front of the quilt.
Finish #2 is definitely one of my favorites from the UFO list. My Guy won't be needing this quilt for a few months. But it will be ready to go when late fall gets here.
Linking up with the Monday Design Wall, Patchwork & Quilts. and Oh Scrap.
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Stitching Stuff: Week 28 of 2024
I've felt off kilter all week. Getting home from Texas on Monday afternoon seems to have thrown both My Guy and I off on where we are in the week. Saturday seemed to be a reset day. Hopefully next week will feel more normal.
Even though there were a couple of days I wasn't sure if it was Tuesday or Wednesday, I still met my stitching goals.
- 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
- 15 minute days/July = 13/13 days
- 15 minute days/2024 =195/195 days
- Success rate = 100%
1. Julie in GA 2. maggie f 3. Deb in Canada | 4. Melisa- Pinker n' Punkin Quilting 5. Jennifer in Indy 6. Bonnie in Va | 7. Frédérique 8. Quilting Gail 9. Carol @Quilt Schmilt |
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Saturday, July 13, 2024
Week 115 Photo Challenge: Sunrise/Sunset
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
To Do List for the Week of 07/09/2024
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Stitching Stuff: Week 27 of 2024
It's been a busy week. We spent some time with family over the 4th of July weekend, but I kept up with my stitching time pretty well.
- 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
- 15 minute days/June = 30/30 days
- 15 minute days/July = 6/6 days
- 15 minute days/2024 = 188/188 days
- Success rate = 100%
1. Gretchen 2. maggie f 3. DonnaleeQ 4. Julie in GA | 5. Karen 6. Andrée at Quilting & Learning 7. Dreamworthy Quilts 8. Quilting Gail | 9. Bonnie in Va 10. Amanda 11. Melisa- Pinker n' Punkin Quilting |
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