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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

To Do Tuesday! Mid September!

I'm joining Linda at Texas Quilt Gal and some other hearty bloggers to commit to a to-do list and be accountable. Are you with me?

And if you read Linda's post this morning, you will already know that I was a winner during her stop on the Get On Board Blog Hop. My package arrived yesterday. Such fun packaging. At the top of the box was a sweet note

Aren't the truck and pumpkins the cutest?

and a decorated bag, for packaging. I didn't get a photo, is was snatched up by our daughter and immediately became inspiration for her Soul Collage cards.

The charm pack and the pins in a pretty gift bag.

Then I had to slip the charms out of their packaging and pet them a bit! Such cute prints and soft colors.

Thank you again, Linda and Melva and Brenda for the fun Blog Hop in celebration of National Sewing Month. And to the sponsors /partners for the wonderful giveaway gifts.

Now on to business!!

Last week I had 5 things on my list! And guess what? I did NOT get all of them done!

Last week. 9-12 to 9-19

✅ 1. Make as many string blocks as possible: the end of the month is in sight! I need at least 48.

There are 37 here. If you are following my OMG Progress post, you probably noticed that I got a bit ahead of myself. I had 19 string blocks completed before this batch. But only 4 of them were string blocks with a cream center diagonal. So now I have 41 blocks toward this particular quilt. I need 48 for a 6X8 setting and would kind of like to have 7 X 9, so need 63 to make that happen. I'm not sure I have enough of the cream fabric. I have cut it all, so I will make blocks til I run out of that.

✅ 2. Actually start on a Table Scraps project.

This is all you get to see.......it's started!

✅ 3. Keep stitching Boo Crew!

Last week I was working on the second O (the witch's caldron). Now the C is done and the R is outlined!

✅ 4. Get binding ready for PopStar.....the quilter will take it , Thursday, the 22nd.

It's ready and Marva will take the baby quilt this Thursday and get it quilted for me.

X 5. Begin cutting fabric for Alycia's QOV Mystery. Does getting the fabric to the cutting table and measuring the piece of white from your stash count??? Not really!

I did not have the companion angle ruler and decided this was a good excuse to add it to my supplies!

Next week. 9-20 - 9-27

1. Keep on trying to get that tub empty!!!

2. Cut the fabric for the QOV Mystery

3. Keep stitching on Boo Crew.

4. Start looking at possible patterns for the charm pack I won!!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Scrap Happy Saturday. The Orange Finale!

I know! My title sounds like it should be epic! But, sadly, it is not! I'm linking up with Angela's Linky Party anyway!

Orange and neutral HSTs are on the design wall!

My scraps looked like this,

Then became this…

And four happy blocks got added to the mix.

Not much for a month’s worth of work. But there was icky-ness, and company and then there was housework that seemed overwhelming. And cooking and laundry and blog-reading!

So, at least some orange was used.

The rest of the month, I’ll build string blocks or crumb blocks! Cause I must!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Crumby Scrappy Orange Bits PLUS

Someone asked what my orange crumbs would become. Well, some of them will be in my Table Scraps Challenge project. Sneak peek, but you'll have to wait till I publish the post.

Usually that is the last weekend of the month. And it sort of crept up on me. I'm in the home stretch. Quilting maybe tomorrow, then binding! Next Saturday for sure.

I’m linking up with Angela at ScrapHappy Saturday!

Though this sewing project was not ORANGE, I was tickled to be able to make 4 blocks happen for Covered in Love. Kat at Kat and Cat Quilts organizes this awesome worthy block drive every month. I have been participating for several years. I'm a slow sewer and quilter. But I can make blocks. I usually try for 8, but this month my colors of requested fabrics was limited and the first two weeks I was fighting my first bout of Covid and was more fatigued than usual. The requested colors were navy, evergreen, maroon, black and khaki. In mostly solids or small "masculine" prints. Think teenage boys.

I think these will do nicely. I just received the correct address from Kat, so they will get mailed this week!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Small goals met!

I’m joining Linda and friends today to fess up to a few small goals met! Click over to Texas Quilt Gal and see how everyone did last week. Here’s mine.

Last week’s playlist!

1. Put some more blocks together to add to these:

This is the beginning of Pop Star from Sandra Walker at mmm quilts.

Ready for the final white border.

2. Do something with Orange.

I sewed some crumbs! 😀

3. If I test Neg and feel good, stitch with my Thursday Stitchers.

I tested positive, so I did not go! So sad!

4. And attend a QOV Presentation that Alycia from Alycia Quilts will be doing in my town. I hope I feel good enough. I'd like to meet her in person. I promise "no hugging"

We had a wonderful day for the presentation! It was sunny and hot at 10 am, hence the dark glasses. Alycia knows her stuff. The presentation to 3 deserving veterans was wonderful, and emotional! The quilts were beautiful.