Another week has flown by and I am happy to share that I was in the sewing studio several times this week. Still only working on one project as I am still unpacking and organizing my space. Yet, it feels good to be sewing again.
I will be linking up with Carole at Quilt Schmilt again this week for To Do Tuesday linkup. Check it out.
Last Week’s Progress
Let’s take a look at what I was able to do this past week.
- Finished sewing Dragonfruit Month 5 blocks into their final “section”
- I assembled the Dragonfruit Month 6 flying geese units into 6 inch blocks
- Finished sewing all four Economy blocks from Month 6
- AND started finished sewing all four Courthouse blocks for Month 6 (woohoo!)
- Unpacked a few more boxes in the sewing studio.
- Had helpers move boxes downstairs that were really household boxes in the sewing studio and move fabric boxes upstairs along with some other items such as the ironing board.
- Contacted Gammill regarding resetting up my longarm. It turns out, I could have had them take it down but no one shared that with me at the time. I was just told they no longer MOVE them. I interpreted that to mean they wouldn’t do anything. My bad. I should have asked for more details.
- Got my May Goals set. They are pretty minimal for May.
- Received my new mini iron and cordless iron. Don’t like the new mini iron so going to return it. Used the cordless iron at the sewing machine. Not a good fit so called my daughter to see if she could bring me the mini iron I got her (that she never uses). Voila! I have my favorite mini iron on hand now.
To Do List for This Week
With the majority of my stuff still in boxes, the list is still fairly abbreviated it. I hope to maybe pull out a few more things before my two quilt zoom days this next Friday and Monday. It will be more of what I find to work on right? It will be a surprise next week but hopefully there will be more to share.
- Quilt Zoom Day on Friday, May 16th from 10-4
- Quilt Zoom Day on Monday, May 19th from 10-4
- Make the Dragonfruit Mo 6 log cabin blocks x 4
- Sew month 6 blocks into 12 inch section x 4
- Cut Month 7 blocks and organize
- Sew Rail Fence strip sets and cut into blocks
- Work on EPP project: Farmers Wife 1920 Block 49 (not 50)
- Continue unpacking WIPs and books
- Check again on my Bernina 770QE status
- Get all the paperwork done for the Gammill setup
- Find a few more WIPs to work on during Quilt Zoom days this coming week.
Musings
I have been sharing these acronyms I found on instagram. I can’t remember whose page they were. I didn’t realize that the author wasn’t in the photos. Sorry about that. I found them …. Relevant. Such as this week’s SABLE – Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy. I find it amusing, because I deliberately collected fabrics I like for future unknown projects to do when I retired. I have been retired 5 years and have barely made a dent. If anything, I have added to the stash. While I am making a lot of projects (WIPs), this is a case that my dreams are more than my time to make those dreams. Anyone else in that boat.
A couple of years ago, I had said no new starts for the whole year thinking that would mean, I would finish. Well when you have a 100 wips, you have plenty of projects to work on without starting anything. While I am not going to beat myself up over this, I did realize, I need to be more direct with myself. Even writing finish 12 quilt tops is too vague for ME. I need it spelled out more. Something for myself to think about for my June goals in a couple of weeks.
I keep forgetting to take my phone to my sewing studio when I am up there so I have not been able to share my space with you. Never fear, Nala and Simba have been sharing my space with enthusiasm. They especially like looking out the window while I am sewing. I had a window in my other space, but cars and people were the main things you could see out those windows. They seem to love staring out at the trees. I am rethinking having my sewing machine in front of the window because it has become their viewing platform. I might need to put a table or some other thing in front of the window for them to sit on.
Good luck this week on all your projects and I look forward to sharing what I find to work on for my Quilt Zoom days with you next week.
Peggy Stockwell in Vancouver, Washington
My gosh Peggy you are amazing with all you get done while unpacking and trying to get your home organized… you always make good progress on your To Do Lists. I look forward to seeing your photos when you get caught up and remember to take and share photos of your new quilting space. Thank you for linking with To-Do Tuesday. Hope this week has been fun and productive for you.