To Do Tuesday #65

Hi Everyone! Hope you are having a fantastic October so far this month. This week is PIQF here in Northern California. So excited to see everyone and check out the vendors this year. I also signed up for a few classes starting on Thursday. I decided to take class from two of our local quilters this year and am so excited to meet them. It should be fun!

I am planning on linking up with Carol at Quilt Schmilt again this week. Be sure to check out her blog for some inspiration with everyone linking up!

What Got Done This Week

While I didn’t work in my sewing studio every day, I did feel like I made some significant progress on several of my projects. I didn’t spend as much time sewing blocks, but did get quite a few cut.

Let’s take a look:

• I was able to draw and fuse stars to my blocks for the Patriotic Table Runner. The pattern calls for only 5 blocks. I assembled them then went to check out on my island and decided to add the 6th block. I already cut borders so I may have to piece them to make long enough. I am excited about this table runner.
• Finished block 63 and started block 64 for the 100 days 100 blocks 2023 which finished yesterday. I also cut blocks 66-68.
• I was very excited to finish my cross stitch pillow for the Summer Basket Triple Play pillows. I have marked the second one to be quilted.
• I finished assembling row 4 and attaching it to rows 1-3 for Dorothy’s Double Slice quilt. Halfway done!
• The second border fabric arrived yesterday! I just love how it is going to look on my Rainbow Half Square Triangle quilt.
• Another project that I made a ton of progress is Shamrock Ridge from the On Wander Lane QAL. I finished all the free motion quilting inside the quilt as well as the borders. I loved the result. I also made the hanging sleeve, label, and binding.
• Cut October’s Monthly Color Challenge block (blue).
• Cut Scrappiness is Happiness block: Neighborhood. I even started sewing it.
• Look at how my threads are looking! I have finished through blues. I am thinking I may go back and add pink at the beginning of the reds and maybe put the grays in the middle of the greens – blues. I was originally planning on adding after the purples.
• Used Daydreamer blocks as leaders/enders (no photo)

So excited to make this much progress this week. Felt good!

APQ Resolution 2023 Status

As you can see from above, I made some progress on APQ quilts as well. I worked on February’s and September’s.

• January – Mama Gypsy – ready to quilt
• February – Rainbow Half Square Triangle – first border cut, fabric pulled for second border, binding, and backing.
• March – Tula Pink Tiny Beast – needs borders
• April – Rainbow Log Cabin – needs top & bottom borders
• May – Halloween quilt – ready to quilt
• June – Princess Twin quilt – ready to quilt
• July – Charming Sunflowers Squared – ready to quilt
• August – Hawaiian quilt – ready to quilt
• September – Dorothy’s MSQC Double Sliced King quilt – assembling blocks & rows
• October – Fall quilt – ready to quilt

To Do List for Week of October 10th

While I will be in class most of this week, I still will have some days available to be in the studio. I need to prep for class too.

1. Gather supplies for all 3 PIQF classes. Go shopping if necessary.
2. Pull out travel machine, change the needle, oil it, put in full bobbin.
3. Continue working on #100days100blocks2023. My goal is to finish through block 70 this week.
4. Continue working on #365blockchallenge. My goal is to cut 8/28 & 8/29.
5. Put binding on Shamrock Ridge quilt (OWL)
6. Stitch yellow on Welcome Friends applique wall hanging.
7. Big Stitch quilting on second Triple Play Pillow: Summer Basket
8. Cut blocks 14, 16, & 17 of the Sweet Childhood Memories QAL
9. Add borders to Patriotic Table Runner
10. Cut large wheel blovk for the Butterfly quilt
11. Assemble rows 5 & 6 of Dorothy’s quilt
12. Sew first border onto Rainbow HST quilt
13. Cut borders for Tiny Beast quilt
14. Sew Scrappiness is Happiness block Neighborhood
15. Cut Scrappiness is Happiness block Patchwork Star
16. Schedule long arm maintenance
17. Organize gray, purple and pink threads
18. Continue working on March Block of the Day – Daydreamer as a leaders/enders project.
19. Continue working on Queen of Diamonds block 1-2 (EPP)
20. Sew October Monthly Color Challenge block

Ready. Set. Go!

Afterthoughts

This week has been very hard not to start a new project. I have begun the process of gathering supplies for my upcoming classes which means there is a lot of fabric fondling going on. Fabric is so inspiring! I have been attempting to channel that inspiration into finishing a few projects that are close. Hence the finished pillow and the fmq done on Shamrock Ridge.

It also means that I am getting real antsy to schedule the long arm maintenance so I can work on finishing all the quilts that are ready to quilt. We will see how this week goes after classes. I may try and start to quilt before I schedule maintenance. I really want to finish all tweleve quilts on my APQ list in 2023. That means starting to quilt soon so I have time to bind afterwards. So.. pondering small projects that are close to completion. The amazing feeling after finishing the pillow has been inspiring to do more!

Everyone have a great week! Good luck on all your projects!

Peggy Stockwell