My back has been slowly getting better. Bending is still problematic, but otherwise I'm mostly pain free. My therapy has included cycling, walking and sewing. Movement is the best thing for the back and with all the walking between rooms I did working on Chilowie, I moved a lot! It's a blessing that the sewing room was one of the places I could go and not hurt. That was really good for last week's to do list.
To Do List for 5/5/2026
1. Old Town: Work on borders ✔
2. Chilhowie: Sandwich quilt and start marking ✔
3. Lupine and Laughter: Work on A blocks ✔
4. Wild and Goosey: Finish blue blocks, start sashing ✔
It was a good week, 4 for 4 on the to do list. Fingers crossed I can do as well with this week's list.
To Do List for 5/12/2026
1. 2025 Guild BOM: Make backing
My Girl has asked me to finish this quilt for one of her college buddies. This one is a bit big for me to quilt on my sewing machine. Plus, having some professionally quilted will help me make a dent in the number of to be quilted projects. I found a reasonable backing fabric in the stash. So I need to get some measurements and get started on sewing the back up. It also needs a different name. My Girl is usually pretty good at coming up with good names for the quilts that go to her friends.
2. Chilhowie (Bonnie Hunter): Continue quilting
I'm using painters tape to mark my lines. The first two lines were not perfect. I may or may not go back to fix them. I'll see how noticeable the wobbles are once all the quilting is done. At least I got started. It's slow going at the moment. I'm hoping it gets faster with more practice.
3. Lupine and Laughter (Bonnie Hunter): Work on A blocks
I was reading the pattern last night to get started on what I thought was block B. My block IDs are switched from Bonnie's. That's OK, as long as I know which is which. I've started on the "framing blocks" for the first block. That purple may be way to dark for the rest of the quilt, but it's what I've cut, so we'll see how it develops as the blocks come together.
4. Wild and Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Continue sashing blue blocks
Only 1 block sashed so far, 63 left. This makes a great leader and ender project.
Another short list. But it is in line with my strategy was for the year. I wanted to keep the list to 4 to 5 to dos during second and third quarter. The focus will be on getting quilts to finished over the next few months.
Linking up with the Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday.
11 comments:
That BOM turned out GREAT!! and how fun to have a recipient now!!
The quilting looks great from here! Every line is another step closer to a finish! You are making great progress on so many projects!
do you find you hurt more when you walk or when you sit? so many say it is one or the other - my sister's bothers her when sitting and I when walking
Your inverted stars quilt is so pretty. Gives me hope for my own. I love the colors you've used in Chilhowie.
You had a good week indeed. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed time in the quilting room. I love the dancing stars border in the BOM quilt. I wish you a lovely time working on this week's list, Kate. Hugs.
I'm glad your back is feeling better, and congratulations on such a productive week last week!
I'll look forward to seeing what your Girl names the Guild quilt. I love the blues in Wild and Goosey. Glad your back is improved!
Working on finishing quilts is always a good thing to make progress on. Your guild BOM is gorgeous - that will make a great gift! I find it really hard to keep my straight quilting lines exactly straight, but once the full design is done, and especially after the quilt is washed and dried once, you don't really notice the bobbles anymore.
All looking good so far! How many Goosey blocks do you have completed now?
Sorry to hear about the back injury (I've been gone and am catching up). Glad you are on the mend, but it's a slow process and not always comfortable. Your quilts look great!
Hi Kate, you're doing great work on your to-do list. Please consider linking up to I Quilted This!
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