A Bit of This and That

It was a busy weekend. My Mom celebrates her 80th birthday this week, so we had a party for her on Sunday.  It was especially nice since Grad Girl was able to come home for it. So mom had all her kids and grandkids there. Thankfully she was feeling better after a rough week and we all had a great time. 

Since the weekend was spent with family, there wasn't a lot of stitching time this weekend, but there was a bit of progress in the sewing room during the weekdays.  All the pieces needed for Unity are cut out and ready for assembly. 

The two large panel and pieces for the 10" strip for the middle of the backing are ready to stitch together.  

The only other progress this week was tweaking the fabric pull for the Melodic Mystery. 

The dark burgundy is the background, light pink is fabric A, medium pink is fabric B and the green floral is fabric C.  The light pink works so much better than the beige that was in the first fabric pull. I need to pre-wash the light pink, but that should happen today.  It would be nice if I could make a start on this mystery quilt today.  

So nothing exciting, but at least there was progress.  I'll take that. Linking up with Monday Design Wall and Quilting & Patchwork.  

Stitching Stuff: Week 39 of 2022

How is it Sunday already?  This week went really fast. There were stressful things this week and good things this week. My Mother was in the emergency room twice this week. Thankfully they were able to change her medication and she's home doing much better as of yesterday.  The other good thing this week is that Grad Girl is home for fall break.  We weren't sure we'd get to see her till Thanksgiving, but she was able to sneak in a quick trip home.  She'll have to head back on Tuesday, but we'll enjoy her while she's home. 

My stitching week wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad either. 

• 15 minute days/week = 5/7 days
• 15 minute days/October = 6/8 days
• 15 minute days/2022 = 146/281 days
• Success rate = 51.96%

Not as good as last week, but I'm learning to give myself grace when I just don't make it upstairs to sew.  There are too many other factors that play into my ability to work in those 15 minutes.  

Thank you to all that linked up last week. I look forward to seeing what everyone was able to get done this week.  Please link up below and share how much stitching time you got in last week.  

1. Frederique 2. Gretchen 3. Ivani

4. maggie f 5. Julie in GA 6. DonnaleeQ

7. Amanda 8. Quilting Gail

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To Do Tuesday for the week of 10/4/22

It was a good week on the stitching front. It's been a long time since I've had one of those. my To Do List wasn't very challenging, but it did help get me back into the sewing room this week. 

To Do List for 9/27/22

1. Finish 2 Grocery Sacks ✔

2. Pull fabrics for Melodic Mystery ✔

3. Finish backing for Unity - progress

Two completed with progress on the third is a really good week. Especially for my first To Do List in almost three months. So what's the plan for this week?

To Do List for 10/3/2022

1. Finish the grocery sacks

This one just needs the outside and inside stitched together at the top and the top stitching completed. The handles for the second bag still need to be top stitched. 

2. Start on Melodic Mystery Clue 1

My rule for mystery quilt alongs is that the fabric has to come from the stash. Usually I try to use up older fabrics and left overs.  The background is a very deep burgundy.  I'm still waffling a bit on fabric A, I'd really prefer a very light pink, but I don't have one in my stash.  Clue 1 uses fabric A, so I need to nail that down before I can get started.  

3. Work on backing for Unity 

The backing fabric still needs to be pressed. I made a start on that last night. Hopefully I'll finish that tonight so I can cut the panels and strip that I need.  

That's my list for this week.  I'm keeping it simple.  My goal is to get back into the sewing room and make a bit a of progress. Linking up with Texas Quilt Girl for To Do Tuesday.  Good luck with your to do list this week.  

What's Been Going on in the Sewing Room

It's been months since I've spent much time at all in my sewing room. I did reasonably well this last week at climbing the stairs to do a bit of stitching.  Part of the time in my sewing room has been spent regrouping and deciding what to tackle first, second, and third. 

I've been working on grocery sacks for Grad Girl, her roommates she left behind in Stillwater and My Guy.  I decided to finish these before tackling any of my other UFOs.  Grad Girl's bag was finished before Labor Day so it could make the trip to Texas with me.  

These bags are fully lined, so they are reversible.  

I really like the test tube fabric in this bag.  Grad Girl loves it.  

Three other bags were finished this weekend. The first is for one of the Grad Girl's roommates in Stillwater. 

I've had the green fabric with the pink roses for years. 

The other two grocery bags completed this weekend are for My Guy. 

The math fabric was left over from a graduation quilt and the gray interior has been in the stash for awhile. I really like how the last one turned out. 

The fabrics in this one are left overs from Grad Girls chemistry quilt I made a few years ago.  There are two grocery bags left to finish. They just need the handles attached and the final top stitching added.  Those will probably get done this week.  Then I'll need to sort out where to start on my UFO projects. 

If you are interested in the pattern you can find it here, it's a free download at the Fat Quarter Shop.     

Linking up with Monday Making, Monday Design Wall, and Patchwork and Quilts.  

Stitching Stuff: Week 38 of 2022

It's starting to feel like fall here.  We are wearing jackets when we leave for work, but remove them in the afternoon.  It's been really dry here this year, so it's doubtful we'll get a much in the way of pretty fall colors.  More than likely the leaves will just turn brown and fall off with the first of the windy days.  

I doubt it's due to the change in seasons, but it was easier to get in some stitching time this week.  

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/Sept = 14/30 days
• 15 minute days/2022 = 141/274 days
• Success rate = 51.46%

This is a really good week considering how little stitching I was able to work in earlier in the year. The last time my report showed 6 out of 7 days was last March. Hopefully that means my stitching mojo is back.  

How is your stitching mojo going?  

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

5. Meloney 6. Ivani 7. DonnaleeQ 8. Melisa- Pinker n' Punkin Quilting

9. Amanda 10. DawnyK - September 11. Shasta @ High Road 12. Quilting Gail

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