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!

I Like Thursday October 5

I’m joining LeeAnna and friends sharing some bits and pieces of our week. Mostly good,  some not!

Fall is definitely in the air. We have some fungi growing in out yard. This picture was taken Saturday, the 30th.

This one the next day. It’s black and oily underneath! Eeeewh!

And now it’s gone! I wanted to remove it, Mr. Busy said leave it! I deferred, he’s the yard guy! We don’t have pets or littles that are impacted.

The last of the small plum tomatoes from the 5 pots I planted. Not a good year for me and tomatoes. I’m giving up. I’ll grow herbs next year! Speaking of herbs , here’s LeeAnna prompt for this week. 

what is an unusual herb or spice that you love now that you've tried it? How do you use it? Did you grow up with these or start using them as adults? 

Over the last couple of years I have purchased some spices from Penzeys. I like their blends. They have lots of different combinations in addition to usual spices. And they provide recipes too. They also sell mills, shakers, magnets, mugs and the like. They are located in Wisconsin but ship all over. 

My favorite combination is Arizona Dreaming. . I love Mexican inspired food. This adds just the right amount of kick and a hint of chocolate! And it’s salt-free! This is another that I use often. 

A combination of chervil, minced parsley, French tarragon, and chopped chives. I don’t use these herbs singularly, except parsley and occasionally chives. But this combo is good in soups, stews, sauces and pasta. 

Lastly a photo of our son on his birthday. A group of friends threw him a birthday taco bar. The woman on the left ( his right) was the organizer. She’s a sweetheart! I so appreciate that he has good friends !

Oh, and a second last good thing! The Denver Broncos finally won a game. I’ll be wearing my lucky shirt again this week when they play at home! Against the Chiefs! 😳

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!  

October One Monthly Goal

I’m continuing with the same project. My OMG for October is to get the borders attached to the spool quilt. And to complete the corners. 

I have a local wool project stitch-in, but mostly I’ll be working on the border project till it’s done and ready for the long arm quilter. 

Bottom and top borders are ready!

Here is the spool quilt with the left and right borders just laying next to it, on my family room floor!

It will be a puzzle for me to connect the appliqué at the corners and get them stitched down! Fingers crossed!

I’m linking up with Anne-Marie at Stories from the Sewing Room! 

Stay 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!

Slow Sunday Stitching ~ October 1

Happy 1st day of October! Hopefully, I’ll get some slow stitching done today. The weather is supposed to be much cooler, spaghetti is on the dinner (evening) menu. I’ll link up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching.

This is my fall and winter slow stitch. I think it will take me easily past Christmas! I’m thinking maybe it will make a great finish for the 4th of July. 

I found piece of fabric in my stash. It was too yellow in my opinion. 

So I tried to coffee dye it. It still isn’t perfect, but it will work. It’s 18 count Aida. I’m stitching with one thread. There is one problem with the lightest thread in the called for colors. Not enough contrast. There will be some re-selecting. 

And because I’m much older now with less clear eyesight, less nimble fingers, I read about gridding the fabric. The upper left corner is almost complete, but I couldn’t wait to start the stitch. It’s a start! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Scrap Happy Saturday. Last Saturday in September!

The last day of September has always been special to me. It’s our son’s birthday. Today he is 55 years old. You can probably do the math and figure out how old that makes me! 😆

I did get some sewing of Aqua/Teal/Turquoise/Ocean. Mostly Teal with light beige with a touch of aqua and cranberry! These were in a scrap tote from 2014. That’s when I made Americana Modern. You can see the bits and pieces progress in this Post.

 My hand-me-down blond colored dresser/chest of drawers was in need of a “modern” dresser scarf. 

The chest belonged to my paternal grandparents. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. 

The oak make-up mirror was made by my late BIL. The framed crossed stitch is I Corinthians 13. One of the Bible verses from our wedding, 59 years ago. I stitched it in 1983. 

 

Linking up with Angela for ScrapHappy Saturday

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

ABC Table Scraps Challenge. September '23

What to do?  What to do?  How about you finally make a dresser topper for your dresser, Judy!  It needs it!

So I found a baggies of scraps from the quilt on our bed. 

I was going to make a cushion for a recycled piano bench that sits at the foot of our bed. I might still do that, 

but I found lots of HST using the dark teal. 

And for now they have come together in an improve fashion!

Not quite big enough yet!

Strips were added , all three colors plus some extra HSTS! Finally it’s 19”X34”.  I dug in a hamper that had some batting scraps, so I could make a pieced batting. The goal is to use up scraps, right? 

 Egads, this is what I unearthed, plus some larger more square pieces. 

I’m leaving them in the big basket as a reminder to sew some slabs together, every day! 

A piece of light brown leaf print was constructed, and Tuesday it was nice enough to spray baste out on the deck. I did some serpentine stitching with teal thread on top and 3 different partial bobbins of aqua/turquoise for the bottom thread. A different dark teal for binding was attached Thursday during stitching group! It’s ready to put into use!

I’m linking up with The Joyful Quilter at ABC Table Scraps Challenge!  The challenge was to use Aqua or some variation and interpret the letter P and Z. I see Zig Zagging mountain Peaks, don’t you? 

And because it is a finish, I’m linking to Finished or Not Finished Friday hosted by Alycia Quilts. 

Amended—- in use,

And I love it! In the reflection ,in the mirror made by my late BIL, is the quilt on our bed. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!