TO-DO Tuesday #163

This will be my last post for To-Do Tuesday! I’ll link up with Carol at Quilt Schmilt- For the Love of Fabric. I’ve been feeling anxious about my list! Been feeling less because of this list. So I will step away. 

Last week my list looked like this. Even though I checked all items off the list, I feel dissatisfied. Something must change. 

10-17-23 to 10-23-23

1. OMG✅

The borders are on! I was hoping to get to the finishing appliqués on Monday! But a day full of medical appointments kept me out of my sewing room! Below is a photo of the quilt from Edyta Sitar’s book. There will be a bird in the lower right corner, a pair of scissors in the upper left corner and joining vines and leaves in the two opposite corners. Most of these pieces are cut, just need a good block of time to get it done. 

2. Stitch on the wool pumpkin! ✅

The grass, the pumpkin, the sheep and one purple window have the blanket stitch around the outside!

3. Do some cleaning in the sewing room!✅

 It doesn’t show, but a whole bag of “junk from a cupboard”, was thrown away! Stuff that was just taking up space for “maybe someday”. 

4. Get my haircut!✅

No makeup, just a haircut!

5. Whatever else I can squeeze in!✅

   Some stitching on the Equality Sampler, some yard clean up, some medical appointments!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

TO-DO Tuesday #162

  

Linking up with Carol at Quilt Schmilt - For the Love of Fabric. Thanks Carol for hosting and providing a place to share our goals and the successes and the failures ! 

Last week’s list
10-10-23 to 10-16-23


1. Get a hand project organized to take to hospital to keep my hands busy while MrBusy has an outpatient procedure.❌ I ended up taking my iPad! It’s a good thing I did. There wasn’t time to do much.

2. Work on October OMG project!  ✅. The right and left side borders are on. 

3. Get wool pieces fused to background for the Stitch-Along Lunch at Linette’s.✅ This is what I got done. The fusible will not adhere to the background. I have appliqué pins, so it will be fine.        

Some of our ladies purchased the kit, and some of us downloaded the pattern the week it was free and used our own fabrics. They will all be wonderful. 

The Lunch at Linette’s was a hit! We had a great time, most of us stitching on our versions of the pumpkin design. Good food, sorry no photos. You’ll have to take my word for it.😄

Oh, and I did decide on the buttons for the apple candle mat from Autumn Jubilee at From My Carolina Home!

4. Do some more De-stashing!❌ Umm! Nope! 

There were some tasks that were completed that were not on my list, but on Mr Busy’s list. Cover the air conditioner ✅, take the deck curtains down✅, and put the grill in the garage✅. So that’s a win! I think we may be ready for winter! Physically , just not emotionally! 

Next week!

10-17-23 to 10-23-23

Lots of the same:

1. OMG

2. Stitch on the wool pumpkin! 

3. Do some cleaning in the sewing room!

4. Get my haircut!

5. Whatever else I can squeeze in!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

TO-DO Tuesday # 161

I’m joining Carol and friends over at Quilt Schmilt- For the Love of Fabric to share my to-do list! I’m a believer in lists. Here is how last weeks lists went!
I’ll link to To-Do Tuesday as soon as Carol puts up Mr Linky. I have an early Dr appt this morning so, it might be later. 



10-3-23 to 10-9-23


1. Keep stitching on both counted cross stitch projects!✅

Percy Penguin is finished. He fit perfectly in this ornament frame that was in my stash!

Equality Sampler is slowly coming along. It’s hard to see the lacy flower. The colors are so muted. But I promised a new Needle-minder! It’s RBG and says Fight For The Things You Care About.


2. Get wool pieces cut for yet another project!✅ 

I got the wool project pieces cut out and thread selected. 

3. Write October OMG post and link up with Anne-Marie. ✅
                   I’ve committed to my OMG project for October! My post is Here!


4. Deliver a box and a bag of “stash downsizing” to the Boutique at the N.E.W Quilt Show. And enter 5 quilts in the show on Thursday. ✅ I didn’t get a photo of the de stash box, but the quilts are home safe and sound.

Rainbow Neighbourhood on display at the show!

And this one is Growing Up Odd! 

I didn’t win a ribbon, but if you would like to see some of the winners, here is the link to the NE Wyoming Quilt Show Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/806846508/posts/pfbid02ihoNgY64txKbL4aehsAfqYpMEGQh1CAUVKt2WNuMG464bsfaV8k17wtvGZS1i8jFl/
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Or go to Facebook and search NE Wyoming Quilt Show. I don’t have good luck copying and pasting links.


And guess who I saw there? Alycia Carmin from Alycia Quilts. I visited for a bit with her and her husband!
And she took a photo of Long May She Wave, a quilt she designed, and put it on her Facebook and IG pages!

This upcoming week is looking a bit wimpy!
10-10-23 to 10-16-23


1. Get a hand project organized to take to hospital to keep my hands busy while MrBusy has an outpatient procedure.
2. Work on October OMG project!
3. Get wool pieces fused to background for the Stitch-Along Lunch at Linette’s.
4. Do some more De-stashing!





Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

TO-DO Tuesday #160

I'm linking up with Carol at Quilt Schmilt - For the Love of Quilting

9-26-23 to 10-3-23

1. Start stitching Equality Sampler! ✅

Equality Sampler is started! That gridding is helping me keep my place, but it’s a bit tedious! 

2. Christmas Penguin✅

Mr. Percy Penguin is coming along! 

3. Attach borders to Spool Quilt and ready corner appliques ❌

   

4. Complete ABC Table Scraps Challenge and write post.✅

The challenge is complete and met.  Teal with Z and or P    Post , if you want to read it, is here.

I see Teal  Zig Zaggy Peaks or maybe Peaky Zig Zags or Pretty Zig Zags!

Next week! 

10-3-23 to 10-9-23

1. Keep stitching on both counted cross stitch projects!

2. Get wool pieces cut for yet another project!

3. Write October OMG post and link up with Anne-Marie. 

4. Deliver a box and a bag of “stash downsizing” to the Boutique at the N.E.W Quilt Show. And enter 5 quilts in the show on Thursday. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

TO-Do Tuesday #159

Last week looked like this.

9-19-23 to 9-25-23

1. Keep stitching  binding on Rainbow Neighbourhood  ✅

It is done and ready to be hung at the quilt show next weekend!

2. Christmas Penguin ✅

He’s got a nose and feet, and his scarf is nearly done!  Forgive the shadowy photo, it’s hard to take pictures in the early morning with just a table lamp!

3. Attach borders to Spool Quilt❌. 

The borders are ready,

just not attached..

4. Sew Aqua HST to match Americana Modern border?  🤷‍♀️

I didn’t have enough of the HSTs with gold and red to match the border of this quilt

So the available HSTs became this:  with some additional strips. 

Next Week

9-26-23 to 10-3-23

1. Start stitching Equality Sampler!

2. Christmas Penguin

3. Attach borders to Spool Quilt and ready corner appliques

4. Complete ABC Table Scraps Challenge and write post.

I’m linking up with Carole at Quilt Schmilt For the Love of Fabric to join in the fun of To-Do Tuesday!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

TO-DO Tuesday # 155

Joining friends over at Quilt Schmilt For the Love of Fabric. Carol provides us this place to list our goals and projects! (If we remember to list them!)

I’ll bet you wondered if I was losing my mind. My post last Tuesday, the 22nd did not include a list for 8-22 to 8-28. My bad!  So I guess I’ll just tell you what I did and didn’t accomplish!

1. I didn’t get any more Bright Birches blocks done. 

My design wall still looks like this:👆

2. I didn’t get binding sewn onto the One Happy Girl quilts that I got back from the quilter. 

The front and the quilting. 👆

The pieced backing! 👉

3. 1 did not even begin, let alone finish, my August OMG! 

 Still looks just like this! 👆

4. I did not get Full Stop rows sewn together!  

  I did take it up off the floor. So it's back in the project box! 😞

5. I did get 2 batches of jelly made. Or should I say 6 jars of jelly and 6 jars of “syrup “. I’ve been researching how to save and reprocess the “not set”jelly. 

6. I finished stitching the mini sunflower sampler. It’s an FO, but not an FFO( Fully Finished Object) More about that another time. 

Sorry for my shadow. You get the idea!

I'll try to do better this next time....but no promises!

 Next Week 

August 29- September 4

1. Complete ABC Table Scraps Challenge for August

2. Check out what UFOs are attached to AQUA. The RSC Color for September. 

3. Write  FAIL post for August OMG and a new LINK UP post for September OMG

4. Get ready for Great Grandson’s birthday party. Sat Sept 2. His actual birthday is the 5th but weekends work better. Tuesday he'll be back in school. 

5. Start new  Slow Stitching project.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

TO-DO Tuesday # 154

Joining Carol @ Quilt Schmilt! 

1. Keep stitching on Mini Sunflower Sampler. ✅

I’ve started on the sunflowers!

2. Sew birches at SIYOB Retreat. ✅

3. Make some jelly! ❌.  

  I just ran out of time. 

4. Pack and go on a short road trip to the Black Hills. ✅

We drove through fog on our way early Monday. 

We rode on the 1880 Train. In the car named Mystic. 

The white house in this photo was purchased  from Sears and Roebuck catalog and still is lived in by family of the original buyers. 

The remains of an old mine shaft. I think they mined tungsten in this one. Not gold!

Another old cabin.

The cabin where we stayed had early morning visitors. A doe and her fawn, still spotted.

And a flock of turkeys! 

My brother in law had bought cracked corn to feed them. They loved it! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!