To Do Tuesday #119

Hi Everyone! Welcome back to Quilty Update. Happy to have got to spend some time in the sewing studio this week. While I was super optomistic in my expectations, I am happy with the results.

Just a reminder that I will be linking up with To Do Tuesday hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt. Link below. Come take a look or even better, join us.

Under the Needle Last Week

When I got a notification that Month 2 of Dragonfruit Block of the Month was on its way to me, I became obsessed with finishing Month 1. I pulled it off with one day to spare!

1. Super happy with finishing all of Month 1’s blocks for the Dragonfruit QAL: 4 each of Lime, Papaya, Guava this week to go with the Mulberry and Apple blocks from last week. How Sweet it is! I worked on these 20 blocks almost every day for at least 30 minutes just whittling away until they were finally finished.
2. I have been using my pre-cut (by me) churn dash blocks as my leaders and enders project this month. I finished one block and started on a second block.
3. After finishing my EPP Project block 3-1 for Queen of Diamonds, I jumped back to starting the next block for my Farmers Wife EPP project ~ Block 48: Homeward Bound. This project is all Alison Glass fabrics from various collections. I didn’t have any gold thread handy so I used salmon. I take such tiny stitches, I don’t think you really notice it do you?
4. To round off the week, I was able to finish the October Temperature Cottage for the FQS 2024 Temperature Quilt. October 31st being a blue tree. So cute!

I finished 3 of my 8 weekly goals. I am very pleased.

November Goals

1. SAL: 2024 SJ Temperature Cottage Quilt: ✔️ Finish October Cottage. Start the November Cottage.
2. SAL: 2024 November Monthly Color Challenge Block
3. SAL: 2024 Venti AG Sunprint FPP quilt – Make 4 Courthouse blocks and 4 Economy blocks. Assemble Rows 3,4,&5. Assemble Sections 1/2, 3/4/5, 6/ 7
4. SAL: 2024 TP Dragonfruit FPP QAL: ✔️ Finish Mo 1. Start Mo 2.
5. ✔️EPP: Farmers Wife 1920: Start Block 48
6. EPP: Pull out Lost & Found. Figure out layout of the 24 blocks and begin sashing the first row of blocks.
7. EPP: Ruby’s Garden: start Block 25
8. Applique: Finish November Gnome Is Where the Heart Is
9. Applique: Finish January Gnome Is Where the Heart Is
10. Applique: Start Blooming Snowflakes
11. Small Project: Finish Patriotic tablerunner
12. UFO: Pull out 2020 Meadowland blocks and figure out a layout, then start assembling. Decided to put this one away as I have other UFO’s closer to being finished tops
13. UFO: 2019 Tula Pink Zuma Charm Quilt finish – just need to assemble the pieced border and attach
14. UFO: 2022 Bring Home the Tree – make 1 car block
15. Long Arm: 2013 Fall quilt- quilt it
16. Long Arm: Halloween Quilt – quilt it
17. Long Arm: 2021 Sunshine Quilt- load it
18. Cross Stitch FFO: Finish Let’s Talk Autumn Pillow
19. Cross Stitch FFO: Start Autumn Basket pillows x 3

This Week’s To Do List

This week I will get TWO Quilt Zoom days this upcoming week. I haven’t decided exactly what I will work on put here are a few of my thoughts:

• Bind January Gnome Wall quilt
• Bind November Gnome Wall quilt
• Start November Cottage (1st – 12th)
• Work on Farmers Wife blk 48
• Backing for Patriotic tablerunner
• Cut car block for Bring Home the Tree quilt
• Work on Let’s Talk Autumn pillow cross stitch ffo
• 2024 Monthly Color Challenge November Block
• Finish another churn dash block
• Cut Month 2 for Dragonfruit QAL
• Make pieced piano border for my 2019 Zuma Charm lap quilt

Hopefully you will see tons of updates on lots of different projects next week with two whole days of quilting! So exciting. Can’t wait to hang with my quilty friends.

Afterthoughts

Happy mail came yesterday with the fabrics for Month 2 of the Dragon Fruit QAL. I will be able to assemble the corner sections after I finish this month’s blocks. They named the section “Ambrosia”. I think when they designed this quilt Fat Quarter Shop had a blast with it. It is definitely not a Kimberly quilt but I do really like what they have done. The Booklet is high quality and well done. The fabric cuts for month 1 were very generous. I don’t think I have ever participated in one of their QALs before. Generally they are all about pastels or florals which are not my jam. My Churn Dash quilt is one of my few floral quilt. I have no idea what possessed me to buy the fat quarter bundle. Had to have been the pretty colors. I definitely will not be keeping the quilt. It is not a reflection of who I am. It is more of an exercise for me in using up my stash with a block that I love.

I am expecting a box from Alison Glass tomorrow and it is a bit of a mystery of what will actually be in it. I signed up to receive 4 boxes this year with 2 1/2 squares from all of her collections from the beginning. I have no idea right now what I will do with them, but I am excited to get it. I need to research 🧐 quilt patterns for mini-charms.

That’s it for this week. Thanks for stopping by! Please feel free to leave comments below.

Peggy Stockwell in San Jose, California