To Do List for the Week of 6/27/2023

Another Tuesday, so it's time to think about the quilty to do list and link up with The Quilt Schmilt: For the Love of Fabric for To Do Tuesday.  I did slightly better on last week's to do list. 

To Do List for 6/20/2023

1. Just Two Charm Pack Quilts blog hop: Finish assembling rows, cut sashing strips - progress

2. SAHRR: Finish final border ✔

3. Diatom: Finish block 8, assemble block 9, cut block 10 - progress

4. Wild & Goosey: Make 2 blue or green blocks ✔

5.  Chilhowie: Leaders and enders project ✔

Three check marks and progress on the other two is really a pretty good week.  Thankfully my back is doing much better, so it's been much easier to spend time in the sewing room.  

Deciding what goes on the to do list for this week is a bit harder.  Grad Girl is coming home this weekend, plus we have plans with extended family as this the only time she'll get to see them until Christmas. So I probably won't get as much done this week.  

To Do List for 6/27/2023

1. Just Two Charm Pack Quilts blog hop (Meadow Mist Designs): Finish assembling rows, start assembling quilt top

I started assembling the last two rows, but didn't quite get that finished. I did get the sashing strips cut.  So there's been good progress on this project.  

2. Diatom (Quilting Jetgirl): Finish block 9, cut block 10

 

I finished block 8, but that put me behind on block 9.  Hopefully I can get back on track with finishing 1 block a week. Counting block 9, there are only 4 blocks left.  

3. Wild & Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Make 2 blue or green blocks

I finished one of each color this week. I'm finding that making two at a time isn't too bad, so we'll see if I can repeat that this week.  

4. Chilhowie (Bonnie Hunter):  Leaders and enders project. 

 

I'm working on the subparts for block 6.  These hourglass blocks make really nice leaders and enders.  

That's my official list for this week. I may attempt to work in some hand stitching since we'll be visiting family.  Or I may just give myself permission to miss a couple of days on the stitching front.  With my Mom getting older and not in good health, spending time with her has become a priority whenever I get the chance to visit.  Happy stitching, good luck with your list this week.  

Making Progress

It definitely feels like summer.  I keep moving my morning walk earlier and earlier because once the sun is up, it gets warm fast!  The heat has definitely been one reason I've spent so much time in the sewing room this week. So there's been good progress on several projects.  

Diatom (Quilting Jetgirl) block 8 is finished.  

I've really enjoyed working on this project.  Block 9 is now in the works. 

The last borders were added to the SAHRR.

This was my first try at the SAHRR. I'm really happy with how it came out.  This becomes my third finished quilt top for the year. My plan for July is to concentrate on getting quilts prepped and sent out for quilting. 

So not a bad week on the progress front. Linking up with Design Wall Monday and Patchwork & Quilts.  

Stitching Stuff: Week 24 of 2023

 

Summer has already been hot and humid and we are just a few days into it.  Typically we see our hottest temps in August, but it's looking like we'll see those much earlier this year.  Definitely good sewing weather, it's way to hot to be doing anything outside.  You can see by my stats for this week, that I kept to the indoors and spent my time in the sewing room.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/June = 24/24 days
• 15 minute days/2023 = 150/175
• Success rate = 85.71% 

So definitely a good week on the stitching front.  

Thank you for all the nice notes last week after I posted about my back pain flaring up again.  After several days on muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatories and lots of ice, my back is just about back to normal.  I've started up physical therapy again and that's been going well. I doubt this is the end of my issues, but hopefully I can get it under control enough that it's not an every other week occurrence.

How did you do at getting into the sewing room this week?  Are you splitting time with gardening or do you get shut out due to power outages? 

1. Gretchen 2. maggie f 3. Julie in GA 4. Karen

5. DonnaleeQ 6. Quilting Gail 7. Jennifer in Indy 8. Frederique

9. katie z. 10. Melisa- Pinker n' Punkin Quilting 11. Deb in Canada 12. Dq at Dreamworthyquilts

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Week 76 Photo Challenge: Blue

Summer has definitely taken hold. Though it's not been as hot here as it has been in Texas, there have been heat advisories out most of the week.  We were lucky here in town, we didn't get the full force of the winds that Tulsa did last weekend.  Many people are still out of power, which is miserable when the heat and humidity are this high. 

This week's photo challenge was pretty much wide open in choice of subject. 

The subjects are unlimited.  My photo for last week has a lot of blue color in it, but it was given to me as a gift by Grad Girl to remind me not to feel blue about her moving to Texas.  

Kate: Something Blue to Cure the Blues

This hangs in my sewing room over the desk she normally sits at when she's doing embroidery and I'm sewing.  The sparkle from the beading always catches my eye and reminds me that she's where she's supposed to be, doing what she's supposed to be doing.  I still miss her though.  

I'm not sure where My Guy took his photo, but I really like it.  

My Guy: Blue Lands Black Sea

He captured the sparkle really well.  I'm guessing this is someplace downtown, but as he's out and about a lot there is no telling where he took this image.  

Grad Girl continues to photograph life in the lab. 

Grad Girl: Tools of the Trade

Grad Girl said when she texted me the photo that it made her think of her undergraduate research advisor, he always insisted they use blue ink in their lab notebooks. I guess she's the only one that uses blue ink in the lab as she always knows which notebook is hers.

I really like both My Guy's and Grad Girl's photos from last week, for different reasons.  This week's challenge is another easy subject. 

 The challenge will be to make it an interesting photo.  

To Do List for the Week of 6/20/2023

This week didn't go so well in terms of the to do list.  I couldn't sit for very long, even in my magic sewing chair. There was progress, but there aren't a lot of check marks. 

To Do List For 6/13/2023

1. Just Two Charm Pack Quilts blog hop: Start assembling rows of blocks ✔

2. SAHRR: Finish spacer and final borders - progress

3. Diatom: Assemble block 8,cut block 9 - progress

4. Wild & Goosey: Make a blue or green block - no progress

5. Chilhowie: Leaders and enders project ✔

Two check marks and progress on all the others but one isn't really a terrible week.  What really needed to get done, got done.  Still, I'll hope that this next week isn't overshadowed by any additional back problems.  

To Do List for 6/20/2023

1.  Just Two Charm Pack Quilts blog hop (Meadow Mist Designs): Finish assembling rows, cut sashing strips.  

Half the rows are sewn together and I've gotten a start on the next half. This project is on schedule. The blog hop isn't until the later half of July, so I've got some breathing room.  

2. SAHRR (Quilting Gail): Finish final border.

The two side borders have been attached and the top border is pinned ready for stitching.  I should have a finished quilt top by the end of the week. 

3. Diatom (Quilting Jetgirl): Finish block 8, assemble block 9, cut block 10.

Block 8 just needs the final two border strips sewn on.  Block 9 is already cut, I'll just need to start assembling the block.  

4. Wild & Goosey (Bonnie Hunter): Make 2 blue or green blocks

I got the templates out, but didn't get as far as selecting fabrics for the next block.  These stitch up pretty fast, I just need to figure out when to work on them. 

5. Chilhowie (Bonnie Hunter):  Leaders and enders project

The hourglass subunits for block 6 have been started.  Hopefully I'll be sewing more this week and can knock out what's needed for the next block before next week.  

That's my list for this next week.  Linking up with the Quilt Schmilt: For the Love of Fabric for this week's To Do Tuesday.