Other than dealing with Houston and Dallas traffic, the drive home yesterday was uneventful. It was just long. I'm already missing my girl and the cat. We'll see them for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I'll get my hugs and pets in then.
I didn't post a To Do List last week, partly because of computer issues and partly just not being on my regular schedule. My last to do list is from October.
To Do List for 10/21/2025
1. 2025 Guild BOM: Continue to assemble quilt top ✔
2. 2026 Guild BOM: Start first block - progress
3. Old Town: Finish block assembly ✔
4. Magnificent Mystery: Cut fabrics, start Sept/Oct clues - progress
5. Wild and Goosey: Continue assembly of green blocks ✔
Not bad progress for a couple of weeks. I did struggle a bit while I was in Texas. Though Grad Girl has a craft room, it's not fully set up. We did a couple of runs to pick up some supplies, but it still wasn't an ideal set up. Even so I did get in some good afternoons of stitching time.
Now that I'm home, there are chores to catch up on. But I am hoping to get back to my regular stitching time pretty quickly. This week's list will look pretty much the same as last week's.
To Do List for 11/4/2025
1. 2025 Guild BOM: Continue quilt top assembly
Other than adding in the December block, which I'm still contemplating doing, all the sashing pieces are added and as much as possible is stitched together. Next step is to work on stitching the pieced sawtooth star borders together.
2. 2026 Guild BOM: Start first block
Before I left for Texas, all the fabrics were pressed. I just need to start cutting the pieces for the first block. Hopefully that will happen this week.
3. Old Town (Bonnie Hunter): Finish sashing pieces, start assembly
The blocks are finally finished. All that's left is to finish the sashing pieces and assembly of the quilt can start. That's the plan for late night sew this week.
4. Magnificent Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs): Start Sept/Oct clues
The fabrics were pressed and the pieces cut for the September and October clues before I left for Texas. I just never got around to starting the assembly process since I was focused on getting Old Town moved along. This should also see some progress during late night sew.
5. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Continue making green blocks
I didn't get much done on this project while I was in Texas, so I'm hoping to hit it strong in November and get all the green blocks finished.
6. Lupine and Laughter (Bonnie Hunter): Pick fabrics for the 2025 mystery.
Bonnie posted the fabric requirements for this year's mystery on 10/24. A bit earlier than usual. Purple, pink and ice blue with neutrals. Do I stick with her colors or go rouge? I'm pretty sure I'm going to start with 75% of the blocks, I prefer a rectangular versus square quilt. It's always fun picking fabrics for a new project.
That's my list for this week. You can see the other lists over at To Do Tuesday hosted by The Quilt Schmilt.
9 comments:
I am glad you made it home safely, Kate. I really love this year's quilt guild blocks.I look forward to seeing how you compose them in a quilt. Have a blessed day. Hugs.
Glad you had a safe drive home! How fun that Grad Girl has a craft room in her apartment, too. You'll have fun visiting her and playing in there when it's all set up. Looks like you have a good start on the Magnificent Mystery project. I'll enjoy seeing what you decide on for the new BH mystery!
I like those pretty star blocks. I haven’t decided yet whether or not to play along with the mystery this year. I really like her colors.
It’s taking me a couple of days to adjust. I’m waking up too early and then yawning in the evening before bedtime. I don’t mind the fall time change as much as the one in the spring. That one is harder to adjust to. I do like more light in the mornings when we fall back.
Kate all of your pretty stars just make me smile. I’m glad your trip home was uneventful and I’m sure you really miss Grad Girl and the cat a lot already. Good thing holidays come quickly these next couple of months so you will get more visiting time in. How exciting you are ready to assemble Old Town. Hope you’ve gotten those chores done and have been able to get back in to your sewing room this week. Thank you for sharing your list on To Do Tuesday and the lovely photos of your progress and fabric pull for Magnificent Mystery. Can’t wait to see what you choose for Lupine and Laughter
Glad you had a safe trip back, I know you are looking forward to the holidays with GG. Good luck getting back to "normal"!
I meant to comment that since the (stupid) time change, we have been rising between 5:00-5:30, and that is OK with us because in spite of being retired, seems like the time flies by!
Welcome home! I'm impressed with how much you can get done while you are traveling. Speaking of progress, you've made great progress on Old Town! I hope you have plenty of time for chores and lots of stitching time this week. As for the time change, I really, really despise that we continue to do this; each year it seems to get harder on my body to adjust.
I was surprised how early it got dark after we "fell back". I was further behind on the To Do lists than you -- I hadn't posted since early September! When I saw you were working on "Old Town" I wondered if you were going to do "Lupine" -- asked and answered! I think I will probably just download and watch others like you and focus my mystery work on quilting one of the prior year tops I have.
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