We pulled into the driveway at 7 PM last night after leaving My Girl's apartment at 7:30 AM yesterday morning. That's one long day of driving. Thankfully My Guy was able to take yesterday off so we didn't have to drive home on Sunday. Driving through Dallas, TX the Sunday after Thanksgiving isn't for the faint of heart. We've done that a couple of times and avoid it if at all possible. There was still a lot of traffic most of the way, but nothing like we've seen on those after the holiday Sundays.
I didn't post a to do list last week since we were away from home, All I did in Houston was hand work. I did get a bit done on my last published to do list from November before we left.
To Do List for 11/18/2025
1. My Girl Trivets: Quilt ✔
2. 2026 Guild BOM: Start first block ✔
3. Lupine and Laughter: Start the first clue - no progress
4. Old Town: Continue quilt assembly ✔
5. Magnificent Mystery: Finish Sept, Start Oct/Nov clues - progress
6. Wild and Goosey: Continue making green blocks ✔
Not a bad showing for the two weeks ending with a 4 day holiday. I'm going to need to get busy on Lupine and Laughter or I'll never catch up. (Not that I'm likely to stay that way, but we try).
What's the plan for this week? More of the same, but hopefully with more progress this week.
To Do List for 12/02/2025
1. My Girl Trivets: Quilt kitty trivets
While we were visiting, My Girl wanted some assistance with making a new set of kitty trivets. She's made these before so the assembly was pretty easy, but My Girl is still trying to wrap her head around the cutting instructions and wanted some additional tutoring on that aspect. We discussed pressing instructions too. She sewed them up and I'll quilt then bind them. These will be a joint gift from My Girl and I. I'm getting better with the walking foot quilting, I have some fun ideas to try on these two.
2. 2026 Guild BOM: Finish January Block
All the pieces are cut for next month's guild block. I've actually started assembly of some of the sub pieces. Hopefully I can get this done and move on to February's block. One nice thing about the week away, I was able to finish writing the instructions for several other blocks. So I'm a bit ahead on that part.
3. Lupine and Laughter (Bonnie Hunter): Start clues 1, 2 and 3.
There is still fabric pressing to do before I can start even clue 1. Hopefully I can make some good progress on all the clues this week.
4. Magnificent Mystery (Meadow Mist Designs): Finish Oct, Start Nov/Dec clues
September clue is finished and I made a good start on the October clue. Hopefully I can catch up a bit this month.
5. Old Town (Bonnie Hunter): Continue quilt assembly
Two rows sewn together and the third is partially constructed. So almost halfway there with the rows. I'll see how far I can get this week. This project may have to go into time out so I can work on the newer mysteries. We'll see. I'd really, really like to get this to finished quilt top.
6. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Continue assembling green blocks
I'd like to finish up all the green blocks before the end of the year. We'll see how that goes. It's doable if I stay focused.
That's my to do list for the week. I need to get laundry going and do a good bit on the Christmas stuff too. We'll see how much stitching I actually get done this month. Linking up with the Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday.